BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved two new development projects Thursday representing approximately 427,333 square feet (SF). The new projects will create 229 residential units, 41 of which will be designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 352 construction jobs and 97 permanent jobs. These projects will make Boston a more resilient, a  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs challenging Mississippi's constitutional provisions that permanently disenfranchise persons convicted of certain felony offenses. The brief was filed in an en banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Hopkins v. Watson and argues that Mississippi i  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more firearms sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal firearms trafficking. Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has propo  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting letters to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging both banking regulators to ensure that national banks cooperate with investigations being conducted by state attorneys general into violations of state   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has propose  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Dec. 7, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 218,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, has led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. Following the passage of the l  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general today in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/let  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that states have the authority to regulate social media platforms (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/moody-v.-netchoice-and-netchoice-v.-paxton-amicus-brief.pdf). The amicus brief was submitted in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice and N  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting letters to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging both agencies to ensure that national banks cooperate with investigations being conducted by state attorneys general into violations of state laws. Though national banks are subj  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 9 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2023: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement at the conclusion of a hearing in Superior Court before Judge Daniel A. Procaccini: "I am grateful that the Court, it seems, has now acknowledged that it had no authority to summons an Attorney General, a constitutional officer elected by the people of Rhode Island to advocate on their behalf,   more