HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General William Tong announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to bel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a multistate settlement with Tempoe, LLC, a third-party financing company, that resolves an investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing practices nationwide. The multistate investigation, which included 41 states and the District of Columbia, revealed that Tempoe tricked consumers into believing they were si  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Nevada businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Lyon County that occurred March 8 -   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, along with 41 attorneys general, announced a $35 million bipartisan settlement with leasing company Tempoe LLC (Tempoe). The settlement resolves a multistate investigation Raoul and the coalition conducted into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The investigation revealed that Tempoe's marke  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers into believing they were signin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe th  more

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nevada, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022, when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. This radar supports several agencies and feeds into the overall National Airspace System, or NAS, picture used by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, executing a part of their vital missi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Money may be used to provide refunds to defrauded consumers nationwide September 11, 2023 * * * Online shoe retailer Hey Dude, Inc. (Hey Dude) will pay $1.95 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that the company misled consumers by suppressing negative reviews, including more than 80 percent of reviews that failed to provide four or more stars out of a possibl  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement with Ohio-based Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multi-state investigation into the leasing company's deceptive tactics to sign up consumers for leases to finance furniture, appliances, and other items. The multistate investigation revealed that Tempoe's business practices often misled low-income consumers to believe they were sign  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan 54-state-and-territory coalition, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes today joined a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children online and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. AG Reyes states, "As artificial intelligence accelerates our country's incredible tech advances, we need to prot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The White House issued the following news release: Across the country, local news outlets are highlighting the number of student loan borrowers in each state who have enrolled in the Biden-Harris Administration's new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment (IDR) plan. This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that more than 4 million student loan borrowers nationwide - thousands in each state - are enrolled in the SAVE plan. This includes  more