OAKLAND, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 states in support of a legal challenge of Idaho's latest attack on reproductive rights, which would potentially punish medical providers and residents of states outside of Idaho for giving information and assistance to minors who access lawful abortion in those states. In the brief, filed in Matsumoto v. La  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today filed two lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS "forever chemicals." The two complaints (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Binder1.pdf) seek to hold the companies responsible for dangerous  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Louisville Division issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Jackson admitted that he created and intended to distribute fake oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl or other opioids. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 9, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Jan. 25, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a gun violence prevention event: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Thank you. Thank you, Greg. And, Stef, you've built an amazing team for the first-ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention. (Applause.) I know that working on this issue is not easy, but this team's commitment never wavers, and we all are so grateful for everything that you do. Ava Olsen, from Townville, South Carolina, is 13  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Jackson admitted that he created and intended to distribute fake oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl or other opioids. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing an Idaho law (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/idaho-abortion-access-amicus-brief.pdf) that threatens to criminalize any action taken by an adult to help a minor from Idaho access abortion care in another state without parental consent. The coalition of attorneys general filed an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The White House issued the following readout of the "Communities in Action: Building a Better Rhode Island and Connecticut" event: * * * On January 10, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted nearly 70 local elected officials and community leaders from Rhode Island and Connecticut as part of their "Communities in Action" event series. During the half-day forum, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials highlighte  more