SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the historic climate investments that the Biden-Harris Administration has announced for California so far. The funding comes through President Biden's signature pieces of legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act - the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever. The amount is anticipat  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a multistate agreement in principle on monetary terms, requiring opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $150 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The Attorneys General allege that from   more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health, LLC, to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. California will receive approximately $31 million from the settlement to help address this crisis. The settlement money is anticipated to be paid  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the permanent conservation of nearly 1,300 acres of land comprising the Otay Ranch Village 14 and Planning Areas 16/19 (collectively, Otay Village 14) project. Pursuant to a settlement agreement among the Attorney General, environmental groups (petitioners), and the developer of the Otay Village 14 project resolving litigat  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against a Southern California-based construction subcontractor alleging ongoing wage and hour violations. The lawsuit alleges that West Coast Drywall & Company, Inc., (which conducts business as West Coast Drywall & Paint) failed to pay employees wages owed, overtime wages, provide accurate and complete itemiz  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Feb. 2, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring February 2024 as Black History Month. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: This month, we pay homage to the rich history and contributions of Black Americans who have shaped our state and nation in countless ways through centuries of struggle and triumph. First proposed by scholar Carter G. Wood  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 3 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight attorneys secured a victory for California nonprofit Grandma's House of Hope by challenging the City of Anaheim's refusal to issue a permit to allow the organization to provide transitional housing for homeless women at a house in the city. The mission of Orange County-based Grandma's House of Hope is to "empower the invisible populations" of Orange County, California, by pr  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 3 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Transportation released recommendations (https://www.dot.state.mn.us/sustainability/clean-transportation-fuel-standard-working-group.html) from the Clean Transportation Standard Working Group. The working group is studying how meeting aggressive carbon targets impacts both consumers and various industries. "States that have implemented changes t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 2 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Primary Wave Music, the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world, in connection with the company's partnership with Nas Nuvens Catalog, the leading independent Brazilian company focusing on acquiring, managing, and marketing music catalogs and one of the five largest music companies in Brazil. Mergers & Acquisitions partners Barry Brooks and Jonatha  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 2 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP is pleased to announce Thomas Song has joined the firm's Orange County office as a partner. "Tom's depth of experience and knowledge are great value adds for our clients and complement the firm's established team in California," said Neil Wasser, chair of Constangy's executive committee. "He is a key We  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Scripps Oceanography researchers are investigating Earth's climate history, ice loss, phytoplankton, and marine food webs this field season * * * Scientists from the Scripps Polar Center at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are undertaking groundbreaking field research in Antarctica this season. The onset of the Antarctic summe  more