WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Selects First Five Applications to Move Forward in the Awards Process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program SAN ANTONIO, March 6, 2024 - As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 6, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Nebraska - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 4.5 percent in Nebraska,   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocki  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 7 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today is leading a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general calling on Meta to protect users' accounts from scammers. Attorney General Moody, along with 39 other attorneys general, is demanding Meta address the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today led a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) calling on the company to review its data security practices for protecting users' accounts after a recent rise of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 to 2023, the North Carolina Department of Justice saw a 330 percent increase in complaints related to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 7 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), to take immediate action to address the recent rise of takeovers of user accounts by scammers on both Facebook and Instagram. In a letter sent to Meta today, Attorney General Formella and the multistate coalition a  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightf  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the r  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Mr. Chad Watkins, 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Force Support Squadron's readiness flight teamed up with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium to test out a portable water desalinization kit on Feb. 24, 2024. The kit is designed to purify and desalinate water from various sources and could be used by small deployment contingencies to service their hydration needs. "This kit is  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) asking for a data security review following major increases in scammers taking over accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Account takeovers take place when bad actors break into a user's account, change the password and effect  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she and forty other Attorneys General have sent a letter to social media giant, Meta, asking for an investigation into the increase of "account takeover" incidents -- when hackers lock consumers out of accounts, steal personal information, and post harmful content. In the letter, the Attorneys General present data to show the activity has i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., (Meta) demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "My office is already suing Meta for its harms to children's mental health, and this latest report only adds to my concern about the risks Meta poses to Tennessee kids,"  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Reyes has joined Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and a coalition of 25 other state attorneys general on a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "New information has emerged about Instagram's blatant disregard for child safety, even after Meta has claimed to have implemented safeguards to stop child sex abuse material or CSAM on its  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful owner.  more