MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A Georgia man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Howard Labadie Grant, 54, of Snellville, Georgia, was arrested in March 2022 while trafficking bulk fentanyl and marijuana. Specifically, on March 30, 2022, sheriff's deputies stopped a pickup truck that Grant was driving with an attached U-Haul t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Bring High-Speed Internet, Clean Drinking Water and Modern Infrastructure to More Than One Million People in Rural Communities Edgecombe County, N.C., Feb. 21, 2024 - During a visit to Edgecombe County, N.C., a Rural Partners Network community, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden today announced that USDA is fundi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * Alaska had 23,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 26,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alask  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * Arizona had 163,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 184,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "California Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * California had 830,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 751,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In December 2023, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, had the lowest unemployment rate among metropolitan areas, at 1.6 percent. The next lowest rates were in Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota, and Manhattan, Kansas, 1.7 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 18.3 percent. A total of 9 areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 perc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: California is taking advantage of this year's storms to expand water supplies, building off of last year's actions to capture stormwater. Last year, the Newsom Administration's actions resulted in three times more groundwater recharge capacity than would have otherwise occurred. Since 2019, the Governor has allocated $1.6 billion for flood preparedness and response, part of th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 22 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. T-17807) on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Approval of Deviation from Section 320 of the Public Utilities Code for the California Advanced Services Fund grant application of Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. for the ConnectAnza Phase 3 Project. Summary Approves a deviation from Public Utilities Code Section 320 of the California Public Utilities Code for Anza Electric Cooperative,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: * * * Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl; Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine; and Distribution of Methamphetamine * * * Melvin Alexis Diaz Arteaga (Diaz), a resident of Oakland, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison following his convict  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order dismissing application (Case No. 24-02-051) on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application of Cypress Ridge Sewer Company (U311S) and CSWR - California Utility Operating Company, LLC, for an Order Authorizing Cypress Ridge Sewer Company to Sell its Sewer Facilities to CSWR-California Utility Operating Company, LLC, and for a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update (https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/6/marathon_martinez_inv_update_final_final.pdf) on the agency's investigation of a November 19, 2023, fire at the Martinez Renewables facility in Martinez, California. The CSB's investigation has found that a metal tube ruptured within a reactor charge furnace during a unit s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an increase in the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2024. The forecasted allocation is now 15 percent of requested supplies, up from the 10 percent initial allocation announced in December. This translates to about 200,000 acre-feet of additional water for the 29 public water agencies that ser  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) today announced its unaudited annual and fourth quarter 2023 operating results. Net income for 2023 was $539 million, an increase of $216 million compared with net income of $323 million for 2022. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $120 million, an increase of $3 mill  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 21 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D080114) on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GEORGE THOMAS ROUSTON, JR., Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Jeffrey F. Fraser, Judge. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. Mary McComb, State Public Defender, and Jessie Hawk, Se  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D081713) on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JENNIFER GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Cindy D. Davis, Judge. Affirmed. Paul R. Kraus, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, At  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bipartisan letter (https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/PBM-Letter-_NAAG-Letterhead-Final.aspx) - autho  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general calling on Congress to help lower drug costs for Americans by reforming how pharmacy benefit managers operate. "These third-party companies are putting profits over patients," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That's unacceptable. We need Congress to help us lower health care costs for North Carolinians  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Communicating when a traumatic brain injury, stroke, or disease has made speech impossible can be daunting. Specialized eye-tracking technology uses eye movement to enable people living with disabilities to connect one-on-one over the phone or via the internet.Eye-tracking systems for computers pinpoint a person's gaze - where the eye is looking at a screen - by reflecting infrared light off th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: After launching the comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy in early 2022, public organizations, private businesses, research institutions, and more have stepped up in response to USDOT's call to action to reduce roadway deaths. Daniel Langenkamp, founder of the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Bike Safety Memorial Fund, with sons Oliver (left) and Axel (right), speaks at today's National Roadway Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 21-AC-324309) by Region 21 Director William B. Cowen: * * * GENERAL DYNAMICS NATIONAL STEEL & SHIPBUILDING, Employer and BOILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE 92, Petitioner DECISION AND AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATION On August 22, 2023, the Petitioner filed a petition under Section 9(b) of the National Labor Relations Act, seeking amendment of the certification issued in Case 21-RC-20258. A careful investigatio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2024 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project water users. Water supply allocations are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to Central Valley Project water users and reflect current reservoir storage, precipitation, and snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. "The wet hydrologic c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in North Dakota following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe winter storm and straight-line winds that occurred Dec. 25 - 27, 2023, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. P  more

MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 22 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Following ignition demonstrations at the National Ignition Facility, the prospect of developing a fusion energy source using lasers looks brighter than ever. Here, SLAC experts weigh in on what it will take to develop the science and technology toward that aim and how the lab and its partners will contribute. * * * Fusion is a natural phenomenon that provides   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: Attorney General Charity Clark has led a coalition of state Attorneys General in filing public comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) latest vehicle emissions settlement regarding "defeat devices" installed in a group of RAM truck models. These devices cause the vehicles to emit much higher levels of air pollution than permitted by the State's vehicle emissions regul  more

RICHLAND, Washington, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Ruben Galvan-Trujillo, was sentenced on February 7, 2024, after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke imposed a   more