PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 27 -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following audit report (No. 23-111) on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Arizona State Board for Charter Schools - Sunset Review." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Members of the Arizona Legislature The Honorable Katie Hobbs, Governor Ms. Ashley Berg, Executive Director, Arizona State Board for Charter Schools Transmitted herewith is the Auditor General's report, A Performance Audit and Sunset Review of the Arizona State Board for Ch  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 -- 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

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general today suing Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon's acti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Amazon's ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses * * * The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking   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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced her office has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 16 other state attorneys general in suing Amazon.com, Inc. (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ftc-v-amazon-complaint-ecf-1-092623pdf/download), alleging that the online and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with 16 other Attorneys General ("the coalition") and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The coalition of At  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 16 other state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain it  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a bipartisan multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general, joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/ftc-v.-amazon-complaint.pdf), alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strat  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 27 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he has joined 16 of his colleagues and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that has unlawfully maintained its monopoly power through a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies. "Amazon is a mammoth corpora  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced her office has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other Attorneys General in a lawsuit that would lessen Amazon.com, Inc.'s monopolistic practices that are detrimental to both sellers and buyers on the online mega-store platform. The complaint alleges that Amazon engages in a course of exclusionary conduct that prevents current   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General Neronha joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 state attorneys general today in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 16 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory opposing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2. "The stated purpose for the Proposed Rule is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the NEPA process. It fails in both   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21715) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Lux Amber, Corp., 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, inst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21712) on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Michael D. Messina, CPA Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Com  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 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