PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Attorney General Mayes today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC's efforts to reverse a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that reinstated cert  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repor  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assist  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive nearly $4.44 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis, as well as $332,000 to cover the costs of the leadin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today released a report detailing the actions of the Office of the Attorney General to educate consumers and businesses and enforce compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) since the new law took effect on July 1, 2023. The Act requires the Office to issue such a report no later than February 1, which must include (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received the final report of the independent investigation that he ordered in response to the release of an audit conducted by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project concerning Connecticut State Police traffic records. The independent investigation was conducted by the law firm of Finn Dixon and Herling LLP an  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JASHON SPEARMAN, also known as "J " and "Deuce," 35, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven ar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a $350 million multistate settlement with Publicis Health, a marketing and communications firm, based on the company's role in accelerating and expanding the opioid crisis. The District's filing in DC Superior Court describes how Publicis Health contributed to and profited from the opioid crisis by working with Purdue P  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today announced that Ed O'Connor has been appointed senior vice president in the Federal Reserve System's Financial Support Office. The FSO is based at the Boston Fed and leads the management of the Federal Reserve System's operating budget, as well as the System's planning and analysis and accounting activities. In his new role, O'Connor wil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2724) on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation REMAND ORDER Before the Panel: The state antitrust enforcement actions listed on Schedule A (the State Actions) were transferred from the District of Connecticut to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for centralized proceedings in MDL No. 2724 between 2017 and 2020. This highly complex antitrust pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health that would resolve the Commonwealth's litigation against the marketing and communications firm for its role in the opioid crisis, including its work for opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. Massachusetts will receive nearly $8 million from the settlement to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to mifepristone nationwide. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/scotus-mifepristone-amicus-brief) in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC's efforts to re  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition of 23 Attorneys General opposing Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In an amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the court to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. North Carolina will receive more than $11 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. "Companies like Publicis helped fuel the opioi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of every attorney general in the nation in securing $350 million from Publicis Health, LLC (Publicis) for the company's role in the opioid crisis in New York and throughout the United States. Publicis, part of the French media conglomerate Publicis Groupe, S.A., is one of the world's largest healthcare advertising companies and developed  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general against Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/daca-5th-cir-amicus-brief.pdf). In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the co  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $350 million national settlement with global marketing firm Publicis to resolve investigations into the firm's role in fueling the opioid crisis. "Oregon's $5.2 million share of the Publicis settlement will be added to the nearly one billion dollars our office has secured for Oregon in legal settlements with companies associated   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 2 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Tennessee will receive more than $9 million from the settlement which will be deposited into Tennessee's Opioid Abatement Fund to help address the opioid  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognized the harm its conduct caused, and that the agreement will provide communities hit the hard  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont will receive $1,079,000 as its share of a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognized the harm its conduct caused. The company  more