WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - Today, the Bureau of Land Management approved the Rodatherm Geothermal Test Bed project, which would assess the commercial viability of an advanced geothermal electricity generation facility on BLM-managed lands in Beaver and Millard counties, Utah. Successful testing has the potential to support future commercial development, continuing the BLM's commitmen  more

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

HILL AFB, Utah, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Michael Moore, Director of Staff, 75th Air Base Wing For this generation, not everyone will remember what they were doing on September 11, 2001. After 22 years since the event, nearly everyone below the rank of E-4 and new second lieutenants weren't even born. However, I will always remember standing before a collapsing section of the Pentagon when two disaster response units f  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined an 18-state coalition in support of Tennessee's defense of its Adult Entertainment Act (AEA), protecting minors from lewd and obscene behavior. A district court incorrectly ruled against the law, and Attorney General Wilson is leading this effort to support the appeal of that initial ruling. Contrary to what its critics say, the law does not ban drag shows.  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

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: The new Inspector General of Army Materiel Command and Redstone Arsenal knew he wanted to be a Soldier from watching his dad's many years of service to the nation. "My sister would say it was engrained in me since a young age," Col. Todd Burnley recalled. "I knew I was going to join the military." Burnley grew up in Mineral Wells, Texas. His father was a helicopter  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

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

MAXWELL AFB-GUNTER ANNEX, Alabama, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The mission of the Program and Budget Enterprise System (PBES) is to deliver financial data to facilitate decision making throughout the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process for the needs of both the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Congress in a timely manner. The Department of the Air Force (DAF) submits their portion of the President's Budge  more

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2023: Today, Charge d' Affaires Nathan Flook inaugurated the Fall 2023 U.S. university fair, organized by the U.S. Embassy, through its EducationUSA platform. More than 5,000 visitors from across the country came to interact with 31 American colleges and universities - the highest number of U.S. institutions to date in Bangladesh. This follows a student fair that saw around 3,000 visitor  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