WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference: * * * Thank you, Congresswoman Wilson, for that kind introduction. Thank you to Reverend Sharpton, Derrick Johnson and to all of you for your commitment to civil rights. I am honored to be here. Your subject for today is an import  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Hawaii had 31,000 job openings in July 2023, unchanged from June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Hawaii was 4.6 percent in July   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Idaho had 55,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 50,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho was 6.1 per  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Nevada had 91,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 92,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Nevada was 5.5   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In July 2023, there were a total of 5,841,000 unemployed people and 8,827,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Among the states, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont each had 0.3 unemployed person per job opening. Job openings  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a motion in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a district court decision striking down California's restrictions on large-capacity magazines. The motion urges the Ninth Circuit to issue a stay of the decision pending appeal to ensure that these vital public safety protections remain in place to prevent gun-relate  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in support of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) federal lawsuit against Amazon, which follows the suit he brought in state court on behalf of Californians over a year ago: "The Biden-Harris Administration has taken numerous actions to protect competition in the marketplace and lower costs fo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Attorney General Bonta's legislation, Senate Bill 2, which was cosponsored by Governor Gavin Newsom, and authored by Senator Anthony Portantino, was signed into law. The bill strengthens California's concealed carry weapons (CCW) law in a manner consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. The law, wh  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued guidance addressed to all California Superintendents and school board members reminding them that the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the San Bernardino Superior Court on September 6, 2023, against the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education's (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: In the wake of shootings across the country that have left at least 104 people dead over the past 72 hours -- and following Friday's decision by U.S. District Court Judge Benitez blocking California's large-capacity magazine ban -- Governor Gavin Newsom today strengthened California's nation-leading gun safety laws. Joined by Attorney General Rob Bonta, lawmakers, and gun s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision dismissing complaint (Case No. 23-09-007) on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Thomas F. David, Complainant; vs. Los Angeles Smsa Limited Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (U3003C); California Rsa No. 4 Ltd. Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (U3038C); Verizon Select Services, Inc (U5494C); and Verizon Long Distance LLC d/b/a V  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. W-5265) on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Order Authorizing the Sale and Acquisition of Weimar Water Company by Placer County Water Agency, a California Public Agency; and the Revocation of Weimar Water Company's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity as a Result of the Acquisition. SUMMARY By Advice Letter (AL) No. 75-W, filed on March 7, 2023, Weimar Water Company (W  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Quinten Giovanni Moody, aka Christano Rossi, 39, of Dublin, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for aggravated identity theft, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. "This defendant committed felonies involving drugs and identity theft, then doubled dow  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Jose Cruz Ivan Aispuro, 38, a Mexican national residing in Stockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between November 2018 and December 2019, Aispuro and co-defendant Frank Guzman, of Stockt  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today approved a bold new strategic framework to guide the 116-college system into the next decade with goals to increase the number of Californians participating and succeeding in higher education, with a keen focus on equitable degree attainment and enhanced socioeconomic mobility. "California is tu  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Alma Sanchez, 50, of Alpaugh, was sentenced today to 16 years and three months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, Sanchez distributed methamphetamine on two occasions t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation released its Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Spending by State report to help states and communities better understand how Defense procurement, personnel spending and grants impact their economies. Fiscal Year 2022 is the first year to incorporate DoD grant awards, which were reported to USAspending.gov. The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on Sept. 26, 2023, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at an event at the National Press Club: * * * It was more than three years ago when the COVID virus reached our shores and upended daily life. Do you remember those early days? It was bewildering. We were told to stay home, hunker down, and move life online. So I grabbed what I thought was important at work and moved my office to my dining room table.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: "Fifty years ago, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act) was signed into law, marking a turning point in our nation's civil rights history. The Rehab Act authorized services that support disabled people in living the lives they want to lead, fully included in their communities. The law established accessibility standards for information technology, which are crucial in today's high-te  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory posted the following news: The MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) team recently completed wind tunnel testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in a facility that has been a critical part of NASA missions going all the way back to the Apollo program. The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter's surface for hundreds of years. A new study now shows that Saturn -- though much blander and less colorful than Jupiter -- also has long-lasting megastorms with impacts deep in the atmosphere that persist for centuries. The study was conducted by astronomers at the University   more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador led a coalition of 20 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to grant a writ of certiorari to review the Ninth Circuit's widely criticized decision in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass. The decision controversially asserted that the Constitution allows individuals to sleep and camp on sidewalks, playgrounds, and other public lands.  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Javier Moreno-Garibaldi, 37, of Salinas, California, with distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, in May of 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration began an investigation into a-Mexico based drug trafficking organization operating in Mexicali, Mexico, trafficking large quantities   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A165187) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Two DARWIN BONDGRAHAM, et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., Real Parties in Interest. In 2019, Oakland journalists Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston (petitioners) filed requests for information from the Oaklan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B323408) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Five THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES HARRIS FISHER, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Shelly Torrealba, Judge. Affirmed as modified. Jonathan E. Demson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, fo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C095100) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WESLEY CARL PANIGHETTI, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Nevada County, S. Robert Tice-Raskin, Judge. Affirmed as modified. William J. Capriola, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: To commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a federal law that protects persons and religious institutions from discriminatory land use regulations, the Justice Department announced several efforts to increase awareness of RLUIPA's protections. The department will host a series of outreach events and has released updated informati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Florida man pleaded guilty today to distributing at least $16.7 million of adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country. According to court documents, Armando Herrera, 43, of Miami, and his co-conspirators established companies in Florida, Texas, Washington, and California that they used to sell and distribute adulterated prescription drugs, prima  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Manufactured housing--prefabricated, factory built homes--can be an affordable option for lower-income homebuyers. But some borrowers may not qualify for mortgages and might have to turn to other kinds of financing with less favorable rates and terms. Several federal agencies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac have created new or modified existing loan programs to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell leads a coalition of 11 states in calling on Congress to protect the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) from harmful budget cuts. "The IRA presents an enormous and historic opportunity to make critical strides toward an equitable clean energy economy, advance environmental justice and resilience, and to stave off the worst effects of the clima  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PABLO RENATO RODRIGUEZ, the co-founder of AirBit Club with GUTEMBERG DOS SANTOS, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for orchestrating the massive global AirBit Club pyramid scheme. RODRIGUEZ and his co-conspirators deceived individuals into inve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- NASA issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It landed at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday, in a targeted area of the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake City. Within an hour and a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An innovative sensor technology, developed by NETL and its partners at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh-based company Sensible Photonics Inc. that can protect the Nation's energy infrastructure, help save lives, and save the economy billions of dollars by preventing electric service downtime has scored a 2023 R&D 100 award in the topic area of IT/  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division is excited to announce the teams of Phase II and III of the Adaptable Interface - Innovation Challenge. Businesses and companies submitted white papers in Phase 1. Teams, ranging from small businesses to large corporations, were selected from Fredericksburg to across the country. They will compete for a prize purse of $250,000. Eigh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM - Third in a three-part series White Sands Detachment's roots run deep in southern New Mexico, but the detachment has begun planting seeds in the surrounding communities to keep its fleet support mission thriving in the high desert. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)'s White Sands team abounds with seasoned scientists, engineers and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, President Biden is announcing the inaugural members of the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. The establishment of this Council was a significant commitment announced by Vice President Harris on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration during the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, aimed at enhancing dialogue between United States officials and the Afr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Concord, California-based registered investment adviser AssetMark Inc. has agreed to pay more than $18 million to settle charges related to undisclosed conflicts of interest involving a cash sweep program operated by its affiliated custodian and its receipt of millions of dollars in revenue sharing payments from third-par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21704): * * * In the Matter of AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS, LLC Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 203(e) AND 203(k) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21717) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Matter of FIELDMAN ROLAPP & ASSOCIATES, INC. and ANNA SARABIAN Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15B(c) AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21713) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Radale Imports, Inc., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND NOTICE OF HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(j) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the inaugural members of the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the U.S.: * * * Today, President Biden announced the inaugural members of the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States within the U.S. Department of State. These twelve leaders have all played important roles in strengthening United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: A California man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on two felony charges and one misdemeanor related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. 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  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer Recruiting Liaisons across the Coast Guard are finding new ways to engage in the community to support overall recruiting efforts. They optimize collaboration between Coast Guard Recruiting Command (CGRC) and local units to assist recruiters in increasing exposure of the Coast Guard within the community. Several recruiting liaisons have set the bar in their inno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP. "Today's announcement comes as we approach the one-year anniversary of the historic W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including risking significant delays for travelers and forcing air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Officers to work without pay. During an Extreme Republican Shutdown,   more