OAKLAND, California, Aug. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a U.S. veteran's attempt to access the full 48 months of educational benefits under the GI Bill that he had earned through his service as both an Army officer and an enlisted solider. The veteran, FBI   more

LAHAINA, Hawaii, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D., and First Lady Jaime Kanani Green accompanied President Joseph Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Hawai'i Congressional Delegation members, Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell and others, on an assessment of the wildfire damage in Lahaina, Maui today. President Biden pledged to Maui the ongoing support of the nation. "For as  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to defend a federal law that prevents persons under a domestic violence restraining order from accessing guns. Joining a coalition of 25 attorneys general to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Rahimi, Attorney General James urged the court to preserve this critical tool mean  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. The Supreme Court is expected to take up the case toward the end of the year. "This case is pivotal to ensuring the rights of courageous and patriotic Americans who ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joined President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in Hawaii to survey wildfire damage on Maui, speak to affected residents about their losses, commend emergency responders for their efforts and announce new steps toward recovery. While in Hawaii, President Biden and the First Lady participated in a communit  more