OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief in support of stronger minimum wage protections for federal contractors in Nebraska v. Su. In the amicus brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the coalition of attorneys general wrote in support of the U.S. Department of Labor, highlighting the importance of strong w  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in issuing a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ways to better address the youth vaping crisis. The bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general urged the FDA to adopt new regulations and stronger enforcement mechanisms to address the rise of flavored, disposable e-cigarettes, whi  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news release: * * * Showcasing frontier research to enhance economic opportunity and inclusive growth * * * The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute will host its 2023 research conference on October 5, 2023. This event will showcase the range of frontier-style research with which the Institute engages. Papers will discuss questions related to the Institute's mission of supporting the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2023: By Jim Garamone, DOD News As Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks spoke to West Point cadets today about climate change and the military, the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed ashore in Florida. The storm is just the latest in environmental impacts caused by climate change. Hicks pointed to the firestorm in Maui, floods in Pakistan, droughts in Africa and heat domes in the United States and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Specifically, Raoul is encouraging the FDA to limit flavors that attract minors, reduce nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protect young people from marketing. "I have spent years dedicated to protect  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Attorney General Stein's suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protecting  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. The Attorney General's suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protecting young peo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird in announcing the new agreed upon site for the state's new 1,512-bed correctional facility. The property, approximately 300 acres, is located north of I-80 adjacent to 70th Street. In exchange, the state will relinquish property it had previously contracted at 112th and Adams. Gov. Pillen called the new location a "w  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an Executive Order establishing the Women's Bill of Rights. Gov. Pillen is the second U.S. Governor to sign such an order, declaring the biological definition of male and female. "It is common sense that men do not belong in women's only spaces," said Governor Pillen. "As Governor, it is my duty to protect our kids and women's athletics, whic  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the submission of signatures by Support Our Schools Nebraska to prevent LB753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, from becoming law. "The union bosses running this political campaign failed to gather enough signatures to suspend this great program. We should not be fighting this fight. With the support of the Legisl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 31 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 15 other state attorneys general sounded the alarm on the China-founded, fast-fashion retailer SHEIN's business practices - which include reports of forced labor - and their potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) launch later this year. In a letter sent Thursday to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, the attorneys general   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation. This funding is made poss  more