PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week 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 rightful   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Today's announcement marks critical progress i  more

MONTICELLO, Utah, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are seeking public input on a draft plan to guide management of the Bears Ears National Monument, incorporating considerable input from the Bears Ears Commission, the State of Utah, other cooperating agencies, and the public. The agencies are committed to ensuring that existing uses of cattle  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Kassidy L. Snyder, 65th Troop Command Brigade Chief Master Sgt. Amanda G. Stewart, of Nokomis, Illinois, was honored for 34 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at the 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Hangar, Scott AFB, Illinois, March 3. The 126th ARW Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Commander Lt. Col. Brad Kahrhoff, of Trenton, Illinois, presented Stewart with a Meritor  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jason Taylor as the new superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Taylor is an experienced resource and land management leader who currently serves as the Director of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI) for the United States Forest Service (USFS) located in Missoula, Montana. He will ass  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Penelope "Penny" Del Bene as superintendent of Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, effective April 7. Del Bene served as the parks' acting superintendent for four months in 2023. "I am excited to welcome Penny as superintendent of the national parks  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: This National Consumer Protection Week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti took a series of actions to hold Meta Platforms, Inc., accountable and to protect Tennessee children and consumers. On Monday, March 4, Attorney General Skrmetti joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content.   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on March 8, 2024: The Departments of Justice and the Interior today released their joint response to the Not Invisible Act Commission's recommendations on how to combat the missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking crisis. The response recognizes that more must be done across the federal government to resolve this longstanding crisis   more