WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of May 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. DOT remains committed   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Telecommunications Company Denied Manager a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges * * * Verizon Maryland, LLC, a leading telecommunications company, violated federal law when it refused to allow a disabled employee to compete for vacant positions within the company to find work compatible with his disability, forcing him to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of filing of third-party complaint (Docket No. 23-05) on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * Rahal International Inc ., Complainant V. Hapag-Lloyd Ag, Hapag-Lloyd (America), LLC, And Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, Respondents And Third-Party Complainants V. Maher Terminals, LLC, GCT New York LP, And GCT Bayonne PL, Third-Party Respondents. NOTICE OF FILING OF THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT Notice is given that a third-party complaint has been  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Second District held steady in the latest reporting period. While contacts noted some slowing in hiring, labor market conditions generally remained solid, with ongoing modest employment gains and steady wage growth. Inflationary pressures increased slightly after easing much of the past year. Supply availability cont  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that it has concluded an investigation into whether New Jersey subjected residents of two veterans' homes to conditions that violate the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. The department found reasonable cause to believe the residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Homes at Menlo Park and Paramus face unreasonable harm and risk due  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 7, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 216,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 228,000 to 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 229,250, a decrease of  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: As part of a 54-state and territory bipartisan coalition, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. The danger of AI as it relates to CSAM is in three main catego  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: The Department of Environmental Protection today announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey's coastal areas to climate change. The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locat  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today announced Secretary of State Tahesha L. Way as the next Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. In a ceremony in the New Jersey Executive State House, Lieutenant Governor Way was sworn into her new role, which she assumes after the unexpected passing of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver on August 1, 2023. "Sheila Oliver was the greatest partner in governm  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today signed the 'Uniform Public Expression Protection Act' to protect people from meritless lawsuits intended to intimidate them for exercising their free speech rights. Powerful entities and individuals often use lawsuits and litigation threats to punish and silence those who might speak unfavorably about them. The bipartisan legislation will enable defendan  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: The North Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Incorporated(R), today congratulates Tahesha L. Way, Esq., an AKA member who was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey this morning, following her appointment by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Lieutenant Governor Way had served as New Jersey's Secretary of State since 2018. "Lieutenant Governor Way is a w  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy announced Secretary of State Tahesha L. Way as the next Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. In a ceremony in the New Jersey Executive State House, Lieutenant Governor Way was sworn into her new role, which she assumes after the unexpected passing of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver on August 1, 2023. "Sheila Oliver was the greatest partner in government I   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: As part of a bipartisan 54-state and territory coalition, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to protect children from those abuses. "AI presents a massive threat to our children, and Congress must act swiftly to deter the evil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * IBT Local 863 Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local Union No. 863 I.B. of T. Pension Plan (IBT Local 863 Plan). The plan, based in Mountainsi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * As you have entered the State House this week, you may have noticed that the American and New Jersey flags are flying at full staff, for the first time in a full month. From August 4 to September 4, those flags were lowered in honor of our late Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, my partner in government--and one of the finest public servants our state has ever known. During  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * As Secretary of State, Tahesha Way has been an exemplary public servant, focused on protecting and safeguarding the right to vote and ensuring the integrity of our local, county, state, and federal election contests. And as head of the Department of State, she has overseen the successful 2020 Census, supported small businesses, encouraged our growing film indust  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * "The U.S. Department of Justice's report on the Veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus is a deeply disturbing reminder that the treatment received by our heroic veterans is unacceptable and, quite frankly, appalling. In an effort to provide our veterans with the care they deserve, over the past three years, our Administration has instituted numerous processes and procedures   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: A New Jersey man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on five offenses, including a felony, committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Patrick Alonzo Stedman,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Cmdr. William A. McKinstry, U.S. Coast Guard Eulace Peacock was born in Dothan, Alabama, on Aug. 27, 1914. As with many African Americans of that era, his family moved north to New Jersey when Peacock was a child in search of better employment opportunities and a better quality of life. In June of 1932, it was as a student athlete in Union, New Jersey, that Peacock began to show the athlet  more