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

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 9 -- The Florida Department of Health issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Florida is providing an update on the measles outbreak in southeast Florida. Since January 2024, sixteen states have reported measles cases including: California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington, Indiana, and Arizona. Unfortunately, the measles cases in Florida have received disproportionate attention for political reasons. The national medical health establis  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 9 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: March 8, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions and   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

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and USDA Office of the General Counsel (OGC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Civil Judicial Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of ENRD, USDA Principal Deputy General Counsel Mary Beth   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: To wrap up National Consumer Protection Week, AG Nessel is highlighting the accomplishments of the Department's Consumer Protection Team. The Consumer Protection Division was created by the late Frank Kelley, who served 10 consecutive terms as Michigan's attorney general. AG Nessel and the Consumer Protection Team partners with the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, the AA  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Governor Gretchen Whitmer concluded her investment mission to East Asia today, meeting with public and private sector leaders in South Korea. During the trip, the governor focused on building relationships in key industries to bring jobs and critical supply chains back home to Michigan. During the mission, the governor opened Michigan's first-ever Taiwan office focused on securi  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21589) on March 6, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate the Pipelines for the Lyon 29/34 Project. APPLICATION Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") respectfully requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: The Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit will become home to an innovative community space that will become a training hub for renewable energy, a community resilience center, and a space for beneficial programming with inclusivity at its core through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Commun  more

NEW YORK, March 9 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on March 8, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of and elevation of key members of the City Hall communications team halfway through his first term. On the communications team, Ryan Birchmeier will serve as communications director, Erika Tannor will join the administration as first deputy communications director, and Noah Levine has been promoted to a deputy communications director. On  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: * * * NIH-funded study finds non-invasive application of silver diamine fluoride superior to placebo. * * * A topical liquid, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), can stop tooth decay in young children, according to a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The preliminary results, published in Pediatric Dentis  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China and Vietnam. Chairman David S. Johanson and C  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 7, 2024, Quenton Dodson, 36, originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 96 months' imprisonment to be followed by a four-year term of supervised release. Dodson previously pleaded guilty to possession with inte  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, March 9 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on March 8, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. So, before we get started, I wanted to talk about the -- the State of the Union last night. President Biden hit a grand slam, making a strong case to the American people about the future and his vision for an economy that's centered on the middl  more