NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak has announced a new large-scale animation commissioned from Joshua Frankel will be on view at Moynihan Train Hall beginning September 15. Entitled Within the crowd there is a quality, the work will be displayed on the 160-foot-wide, state-of-the-art 4mm LED digital screens at the Train Hall until November 14. "Amtrak is incredibly pleased with the continued success of Art at Amtr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Philadelphia Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area increased by 94,000 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alex  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Boston Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, metropolitan area increased by 81,100 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the local rate of  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "New York Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area increased by 227,000 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the loc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "New York Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area increased by 227,000 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley n  more

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2023: The federal Green Proving Ground (GPG) program takes advantage of GSA's substantial real estate portfolio to test innovative building technologies that have the potential to reduce operating costs and help spark market transformation. The GPG program now has both momentum and funding, with a boost of $30 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase the number of technologies the progr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey have secured a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that Comfort Hands Home Healthcare, LLC (Comfort Hands), a home healthcare provider, discriminated against a person with HIV in violation of the Americans with Disabilitie  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an amicus brief to defend Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded schools. When Congress enacted Title IX, it included a narrow exemption for schools controlled by religious institutions that have tenets incompatible with Title IX. However, in 2020, the Department of Education used administrative rulemaking to expand this narrow relig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: A federal jury convicted five defendants today of federal civil rights offenses in connection with a reproductive health care clinic invasion in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2020. The defendants were each convicted of a felony conspiracy against rights and a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act offense. According to evidence presented at trial, Lauren Handy, 28, of Alexandria,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a Title IX class-action case entitled Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education to secure sex discrimination protections for students. Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded schools, requires that s  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

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Brian K. Bridges, Ph.D., with the support of Governor Phil Murphy, today announced the appointment of Henry J. Amoroso as the State Monitor at New Jersey City University (NJCU). The appointment follows public reports of an ongoing financial crisis at NJCU, which led to a subsequent investigation by the Office of t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: An Indian national admitted today that he conspired with others to devise a scheme to defraud various telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices and then reselling those devices outside the United States, U.S. Attorney Ph  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

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Nelson Alexander Flores of Tijuana was sentenced in federal court to 210 months in prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico on behalf of MS-13 street gang and the Mexican Mafia prison gang. According to information presented in court, between 2018 and May 2020, Flores coordinated with and supplied other  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) have secured a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that a home healthcare provider discriminated against a person with HIV. Comfort Hands Home Healthcare LLC (Comfort Hands) of Marlton, New J  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

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Virginia, in Rudisill v McDonough, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to give American military veterans the full education benefits they earned during their service to the nation. The case involves James Rudisill, who served in the U.S. Army. When Rudisill attempted to redeem his benefits under the GI Bill, the Department of Vete  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on Aug. 30, 2023, by senior administration officials with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul: * * * Today, Senior Administration Officials met with New York Governor Kathy Hochul to discuss the ongoing efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration to build a humane, safe, and orderly immigration system and efforts the Administration has taken to support communities across the country who are housing migrants and asylum seeke  more