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

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the right of state and local governments to designate specific, sensitive public areas as "gun-free zones." In the brief, the attorneys general urge the Fourth Circuit to uphold a district court decision maintaining  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced today the unsealing of a criminal Complaint in Manhattan federal court charging Felix Herrera Ga  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $264 million in funding for 29 projects to develop solutions for the scientific challenges underlying DOE's Energy Earthshots(tm) Initiative to advance clean energy technologies within the decade. The funding will support 11 new Energy Earthshot Research Centers led by DOE National Laboratories and 18 university research teams addressing one or  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-324) on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Arkansas (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Intern  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-323) on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Florida (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: A jury in Los Angeles convicted three individuals for their roles in laundering proceeds of large-scale consumer fraud schemes through gift card transactions. Blade Bai, Bowen Hu and Tairan Shi were convicted of conspiracy to launder proceeds of wire fraud. Bai was also convicted of a separate money laundering conspiracy count. As part of the scheme, fraudsters engaged in government-impo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette are proud to announce today several recent advancements protective of public health and the environment and new case filings targeting polluters across the State whose toxic legacies continue to threaten New Jersey's overburdened communi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that results from a second study examining the prevalence of gambling in New Jersey are now available. The report, funded by the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), was prepared by a team of researchers led by Dr. Lia Nower, J.D., Ph.D. from the Rutgers University School of Social Work, Cent  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: The Attorney General's Office today released the identity of the moped driver who died in a September 20, 2023 crash with a civilian motor vehicle in Paterson, New Jersey, while being followed by an officer from the Totowa Police Department. The decedent has been identified as David Lucero, 28, of Paterson. The Totowa police officer who was pursuing Mr. Lucero's m  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that Emy Quispe, who currently serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs, will be promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor for Labor Relations and Stakeholder Engagement, succeeding Brianna Earle, who will be departing the Administration on Friday, October 6, for a role in the private sector. In her duties as Deputy Chief of Staf  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. 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4463) on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * In the Matter of ROBERT DEL PRETE, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public adm  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Governor Phil Murphy released the following statement Thursday on the potential federal government shutdown attempt by House Republicans: "President Biden has worked in good faith on a bipartisan basis with leaders in both the House and Senate to craft an agreement that funds core priorities, including our military and air travel. "Now here comes the extremist wing of the   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * "At a time when parents across New Jersey are sending their kids back to school, I am furious that the gun lobby is trying to dismantle our state's strong gun safety laws by advocating for more guns in playgrounds and youth sports games. These extreme right-wing organizations will not relent until guns are allowed everywhere, especially places with children. "New Jersey is   more