WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, a federal jury convicted five defendants - Lauren Handy, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia; John Hinshaw, 67, of Levittown, New York; Heather Idoni, 61, of Linden, Michigan; William Goodman, 52, of Bronx, New York; and Herb Geraghty, 25, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - of both offenses in a two-count indictment charging them with federal civil rights offen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-297) on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received The Ohio Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Ohio (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: * * * Up 1.7 Percent from the First Quarter * * * U.S. house prices rose 3.0 percent between the second quarters of 2022 and 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices were up 1.7 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for June was up 0.3 percent from May. "U.S. house prices apprecia  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021, and then implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor in November 2021 in the final rule, "Increasing th  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021, and then implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor in November 2021 in the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, issued the following news release: Erek L. Barron, the United States Attorney for Maryland, announced that the U.S. Attorney's Office continues to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of fraud, waste and abuse relating to pandemic relief enacted by Congress, including fraud involving the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. The CARES Act was designed to provide emerge  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by a presidential executive order in April 2021, and then implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor in November 2021 in the final rule,   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that the 3M Company (3M) has agreed to make significant changes to improve the terms of a proposed $10.5 to $12.5 billion settlement for its role in contaminating millions of Americans' drinking water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances -- commonly referred to as "PFAS" or toxic "forever chemicals." Last month, Attorney Gen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Justin Bresson as the new resident inspector at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The plant, operated by PSEG Nuclear, is located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey. Bresson joined the agency in 2020 as a summer intern and then a co-op student in the NRC Region I office, before becoming a reactor engineer. Most recently, he was the acting  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded schools, requires that schools act to prevent discrimination and harassment on campus. Today a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, announced that the states have filed an amicus (also known as a friend of the court) brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit C  more