OAKLAND, California, Aug. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2023: * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirming portions of a district court's order limiting access to mifepristone, a drug which is widely used for medication abortion. The Fifth Circuit's decision does not mean that the district court's order will take immediate effect.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Ronald Broomfield, of San Quentin, has been appointed Director of Adult Institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Broomfield has been Warden at San Quentin State Prison since 2021 and has served in several positions there since 2017, including Chief Deputy Administrator. Broom  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his appointment of 10 Superior Court Judges, which include one in El Dorado County; three in Los Angeles County; two in Orange County; one in San Bernardino County; one in San Diego County; one in Santa Cruz County; and one in Stanislaus County. El Dorado County Superior Court Hana Balfour, of Sacramento County, has been appointed to ser  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 19 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (Air Board) agreed to schedule a joint hearing with the Environmental Improvement Board to consider amending regulations that would implement California's latest motor vehicle emission standards beginning with the model year 2027. The hearing is set for November 13, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing through November 16, 2023 to hear the mer  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Oklahoma private nonprofit organizations of the Sept. 18, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred June 14 - 18. Private nonprofits that provide essent  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Utah small businesses of the Sept. 20 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe storm and flooding in Grand County that occurred August 19 - 21, 2022. According to Garfield, small nonfarm businesses, sma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following Education Review newsletter on Aug. 18, 2023: AUTOMATIC LOAN FORGIVENESS On August 14, after a federal judge rejected a legal effort to stop the action, the Department announced the beginning of automatic discharges for 804,000 borrowers who qualify for $39 billion in student loan relief. These discharges are the result of fixes implemented by the Biden Administration to address historic failures in the administration  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today launched the first of a new series of youth community conversations with young leaders to foster civic engagement and hear directly from high school aged youth about the issues that are most important to them. The discussion provided an opportunity for young leaders from across San Diego to share their experiences, concerns, and   more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 16-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. Passing the EATS Act would protect Idaho's farme  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today applauded a federal court's move to decline to preliminarily approve a private consumer class-action settlement agreement involving Hyundai and Kia's theft-prone vehicles. In its order, the federal court overseeing the settlement found that several factors weigh against a finding that the settlement agreement is fair and adequate. The ruling  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-06799; C. D. Cal. filed Aug. 18, 2023) involving Andrew Wyles Waters: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Andrew Wyles Waters (Waters) with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme involving his private sale of restricted common stock in ECom Products Group Corporation (EPGC) (OTC: EPGC), a Florida corporation that purportedly owns, consolidates, and manages e-comme  more

BAR HARBOR, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The National Park Service Acadia National Park issued the following news release: Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider announced the selection of Matt Outhier as the first Chief of Project Management at Acadia National Park. "Matt's experience and passion for this work is critical as we stand up a new division here at Acadia," says Schneider. "We know he is up for the challenge, and are excited to see Matt lead this new division to many successes h  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on U.S. Congressional leadership to pass the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. The bill prevents California from burdening farmers and ranchers across the country with radical anti-agriculture regulations. "It is outrageous that California should have the authority to impose its regulations on Oklahoma farmers   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: The Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee examined Oklahoma's Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Program Tuesday, which was the second anniversary of the fall of the Afghanistan government. The interim study was requested by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, to review the program's strengths, ongoing challenges, and what steps can be taken to improve future refugee efforts. Following t  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 19 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * SLAC scientists showed that a carbon-metal compound with a perfectly placed nickel atom plays a key role in converting carbon dioxide into components for food and energy. * * * Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most abundant greenhouse gas causing climate change but has existed on Earth long before humans started releasing it into the atmosphere at unprecedented levels. As   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Attorney today joined Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares' bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. "Tennessee stands in   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office, conducting security operations at California's ports of entry with Mexico, seized over $22 million worth of illicit and dangerous drugs during the month of July. The San Diego Field Office is comprised of the following ports of entry: San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, San Diego air  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders expressing support for the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act (G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act). The letter, led by the National Association of Attorneys General and signed by 44 attorneys general, was transmitted to U.S. House Speaker Kevin McC  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of states in sending a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders supporting the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The letter, led by the State of Iowa, was addressed to U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The EATS   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a bipartisan coalition of the attorneys general of 40 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. In April, Attorney General Miyares led a bipartisan coalition of 33 state a  more

TUMWATER, Washington, Aug. 17 -- The Washington Department of Labor and Industries issued the following news release: A Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) inspection of the e-commerce company found that Amazon requires workers to execute repetitive motions, lifting, and other physical work at such a fast pace that it puts workers at risk for developing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs). Because L&I has cited Amazon for similar violations at three other Washing  more