PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 24 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes last week joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence by telemarketers and asking the federal government to strongly restrict such usage. "With technology constantly evolving, our regulations must evolve alongside to protect consumers," said Attorney G  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a bankruptcy court's decision permitting a Texas company to exploit an elaborate, unfair bankruptcy loophole enabling otherwise healthy corporations to avoid financial liability without ever declaring bankruptcy themselves. The brief, filed in Bestwall LLC v. Official Co  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division. today announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, pleaded guilt  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Today, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission, announced the Commission has selected Vinfen as its clinical partner as it works towards establishing the first law enforcement focused crisis diversion facility in the Commonwealth. With an aim of diverting individuals away from crimin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * Various Deadlines Postponed to June 17 * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Connecticut affected by severe storms, flooding and a potential dam breach that began on Jan. 10. These taxpayers now have until June 17, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan group of 24 other attorneys general that filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court asking the court to review a lower court's decision that will affect states' authorities to enforce laws to protect their residents. "Wealthy companies that engage in wrongdoing should not be able to get off the hook by cheating the legal system,"  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 24 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is developing plans to replace existing traffic control signal equipment with new equipment to meet current CTDOT standards at 24 locations in the cities or towns of Avon, Danbury, East Granby, Farmington, Kent, Middlebury, Simsbury, and Southbury. At applicable locations, pedestrian control features (countdown pedestrian indicati  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged That a Transgender Cook at Tonawanda Pizzeria Was Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment Based on Gender Identity * * * T.C. Wheelers, Inc., a restaurant that operates as T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, has agreed to pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex-based harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal   more

CAMP CASEY, South Korea, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV A U.S. Army sergeant won the Gold Medal during an international taekwondo competition in South Korea. Sgt. Robert J. Errington from the 59th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Company (Hazards Response) took first place during the international competition at the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Seoul. Errington also earned his taekwondo black belt in s  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jahking Allah, also known as "Stop Sign," 44, of Quaker Hill, Connecticut was arrested on Friday, January 19, 2024 and subsequently charged by federal criminal complaint with distribution of cocaine base. Allah's initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle is scheduled  more