CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 30 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: In the United States, approximately 43 million people are saddled with roughly $1.6 trillion dollars in federal student loan debt. Millions of Americans will continue the loan repayment process when the three-year COVID-19 pandemic pause in federal student loan repayments ends and student loan repayments begin in October of 2023. "At the Office of the Nevada Attorney General, the protectio  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: As over 40 million student loan borrowers prepare to resume payments next month, Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of attorneys general today warned of looming issues that could further burden borrowers, particularly those in low-income groups. Despite the Biden Administration's recent reforms, including the introduction of the SAVE repayment plan, multiple challenges pers  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling for stronger measures to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume on the precipice of a looming government shutdown. Over 40 million borrowers are set to resume making payments in October following a three-and-a-half-year pandemic payment pause. In that time, a majority of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated miner education in 46 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting programs such as safety and health courses. The agen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general, urged congressional leaders to approve the SAFER Banking Act of 2023 to lift banking restrictions that prevent state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing the full range of regulated banking and financial services. Despite the growing number of states that have legally authorized, regulated cannabi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Today, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led, alongside Attorney General Bob Ferguson of Washington, a letter to the White House and U.S. Department of Education advocating for more borrower protections and raising concerns about potential loan servicing problems as federal student loan payments resume next month. Over 40 million borrowers, including   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general in 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. Per the com  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: A Las Vegas resident was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 44 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for engaging in a fraudulent scheme that spanned numerous states and defrauded more than 3,500 victims seeking to rent houses out of approximately $3.3 million. Norbert Ozemena Ikwuegbundo,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21737): * * * In the Matter of AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Secti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-20964): * * * In the Matter of Baynon International Corp., Respondents. ORDER MAKING FINDINGS AND REVOKING REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(j) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AS TO BAYNON INTERNATIONAL CORP. I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors to accept the Offer of Settlement submitte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21728): * * * In the Matter of Joseph Theodore Lukens, Jr., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Secti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21730): * * * In the Matter of Lawrence I. Rosen, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 21C of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21744): * * * In the Matter of NANCY WILLIAMS, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted purs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21731): * * * In the Matter of Nicole M. Fernandez-McGovern, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Sect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21740): * * * In the Matter of ZNERGY, 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, instituted pursuant to Sec  more

VENTURA, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list both species of western pond turtle, the northwestern pond turtle and the southwestern pond turtle, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service is also proposing a 4(d) rule, that would support conservation of both species. The northwestern pond tu  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing the availability of the Final Recovery Plan for the Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius). This Final Recovery Plan is a revision of the previous 2002 Recovery Plan and is based on the best available scientific information. Recovery Plans are non-regulatory documents that ac  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. * * * Successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination who were admitted: 1. Trista Renee Campbell, 2. Abigail Madden Harman, and 3. Leah Kaye Santorine * * * Admitted by transferred Unif  more