WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-300) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Alabama (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 si  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued an article on Aug. 31, 2023, entitled "Five Things to Know About Auto Loans." The article was written by strategic messaging specialist Mary Godleski-Cantin. * * * The Fifth Biennial Conference on Auto Lending brought together researchers, regulators, lenders, industry experts and others to examine the opportunities, risks and challenges of this key sector of the econom  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 19 Attorneys General in filing filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a class-action case, Hunter v US Department of Education, supporting arguments that a 2020 rule adopted towards the end of the previous federal administration is invalid. Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in f  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel 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. Nessel's suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protecting young people from marketing. "Nicotine   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Christopher Mozone, age 36, of Albany was sentenced today to serve 41 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain a government loan meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and James Bensley, Resident Agen  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: The National Credit Union Administration issued three prohibition notices in August 2023. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. * Amy Bradley, a former employee of Citizens Credit Union and First Community Credit Union in Jamestown, North Dakota. * Whitney Phillips, a fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release and a letter on Aug. 31, 2023: Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems (SMS) for passenger vessels. The recommendation, which the NTSB reissued following its investigation of the Sept. 2, 2019, fire aboard the Conception, remains open. NTSB Cha  more