PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Mayes and 22 other attorneys general this week urged Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2023. The act aims to remove banking restrictions that impede state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing regulated financial services. Despite the growing number of states that have legally authorized and regulated cannabis businesses, federal law still classifies cannabis as a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the draft Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field offices. "Public input is critical to develop this plan that will guide our management into the future," said Dereck Wilson, manager of the BLM  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive $28.97 million in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects to help create new sources of water supply less vulnerable to drought and climate change. The recipients will use the funding to prepare feasibility studies and undertake othe  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing a state law in Indiana that severely blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in K.C. v. Indiana are suing to block Indiana's Senate Enacted Act (S.E.A.) 480, which prohibits healthcare profe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Grants seek to bolster education, training for key risks facing miners * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1 million in grants to nine organizations in seven states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation's mines. Administe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employer: Heritage Farms LLC, 2309 E 5 US Highway 98, Holtville, CA 92250 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators determined that Heritage Farms provided substandard housing facilities, transported workers in unsafe vehicles and failed to pay required wages in full, all violations of the H-2A temporary agricultural program. Investi  more

FREMONT, California, Sept. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Federal Lawsuit Alleges Black Employees Endured Open Hostility and Racism * * * Electric car maker Tesla, Inc., violated federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees and by subjecting some of these workers to retaliation for opposing the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 28, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 204,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 201,000 to 202,000. The 4-week moving average was 211,000, a decreas  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Attorney General Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in submitting comments urging congressional leaders to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2023 to lift banking restrictions that prevent state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing a full range of regulated banking and financial services. The coalition, led by Maryland Attorney Ge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first-ever Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) investment of $19.6 million to nearly 50 teams at U.S. institutions of higher education, including teams from historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions and community colleges. Each institution will receive up to $400,000 over three years. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21718) on Sept. 26, 2203: * * * In the Matter of Green Automotive Company, 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 a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21382) on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * In the Matter of KIWA BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION, Respondents. ORDER MAKING FINDINGS AND REVOKING REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES 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 to accept the Offer of Settlement submitted  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21385) on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Toga Limited, Respondents. ORDER MAKING FINDINGS AND REVOKING REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(j) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AS TO TOGA LIMITED I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors to accept the Offer of Settlement submitted by Toga   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The White House issued the following news release: With just one day before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and livelihoods and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have devastating consequences for small businesses and needlessly undermine America's economic progress. Their partisan approach stands in stark contrast to the Senate's bipartisan action toward keeping the government  more