WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $9.75 million awarded to 10 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG). The funded projects will support the development and expansion of new and existing organic markets to increase the consumption of domestic organic agricultural pro  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Mayes this week led a multi-state coalition in submitting comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), proposing significant updates to the Safer Choice Standards. The attorneys general emphasize the importance of adopting a holistic 'cradle-to-grave' approach for assessing product life cycles and the need for an in-house audit team to verify safer chemical usage i  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a coalition of 21 states, submitted a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed public health regulations to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The proposed FDA rules (https://www.regulations.gov/doc  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed FDA Rules, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. In the letter, the coalition specifica  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Treasurer Erick Russell today announced that 7,810 children across Connecticut have been born automatically eligible for the landmark Connecticut Baby Bonds program since it launched on July 1, 2023. Connecticut is the first state in the nation to fund and implement a baby bonds program aimed at building a brighter future for children born into poverty.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the January 2024 consensus revenue forecast (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OPM/Bud-Other-Projects/Reports/Consensus_Revenue/FY-2024/FINAL_CONSENSUS_JAN16_2024.pdf), which was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis: "Connecticut remains on solid financia  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANGEL DELGADO, 59, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in cou  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James, in submitting a letter urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed regulations prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today announced the appointment of 12 new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. The IRSAC, established in 1953, is an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss a broad range of issues in tax administration. The Council provides the IRS and agency leaders wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific recent mass shootings. In the letter, the coalition urged the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 Attorneys General (the "coalition") submitted a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and implementation of a plan to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The proposed FDA rules, which are supported   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific mass shootings. The coalition sent a letter asking the Office to investiga  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry led a coalition of 26 states in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and asking the FCC to strongly restrict such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, in which it requested input on the implications and usage of A.I. t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Good morning and thank you, Hillary, for the introduction. I'm glad to start this new year by reflecting on the strong partnership this Administration has had with cities and states. But first I'd like to address what's happening in Congress. Failing to fund the government by this Friday's deadline would harm American families and small businesses across the country. I'm hea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and asking the FCC to impose strict restrictions upon such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, in which it requested input on the implic  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on Jan. 16, 2024, by Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Marie Franchetti at the Surface Navy Association 36th National Symposium Banquet: * * * Thank you for that kind introduction, Rick -- it's a little weird for me calling you "Rick" as you have been the "boss of me" at least three times -- I'll have to try to get used to that!! Fellow Flag and General Officers, Sailors and civilians, leaders of industry, l  more