OAKLAND, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, in response to the Federal Trade Comission's (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking, joined a bipartisan multistate letter to the FTC proposing updates to regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the letter, the attorneys general express support for updates to COPPA and advocate for further   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 10, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Senator Monique Limon (D- Santa Barbara), and a coalition of prominent consumer advocacy organizations today unveiled Senate Bill 1061 (SB 1061), legislation seeking to protect consumers from having their credit ruined by prohibiting medical debt from being reported on credit reports. Credit reports are meant to gauge an individual  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the release of the 2023 Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) annual program report. In 2006, California became the first state in the nation to establish a system for identifying and recovering illegally possessed firearms from individuals who fall into a prohibited status that at one point purchased t  more

OAKLAND, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the United States Supreme Court to review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that held that a rule by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating ghost guns was inconsistent with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The coalition   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today congratulated a newly graduating class of 105 CHP officers who were sworn in this week and are being deployed across California. Marking the end of an intensive 26-week training, the new officers were sworn in by CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee during a graduation ceremony at the West Sacramento CHP Academy Friday. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: "All Ca  more

FRESNO, California, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Travis Gober, 45, of Hanford, was sentenced to 19 months in prison today for committing health care fraud and aggravated identity theft by submitting more than $1 million in fraudulent claims for sleep studies to Medicare, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court records, Gober owned the VIP Sleep Center, which operate  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: A former Orange County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly threatening to kill a superior court judge who presided over his family law case, the Justice Department announced today. Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 32, formerly of Laguna Niguel, but whose most recent residence was in Morella, Mexico, is charged in an indic  more

OTAY MESA, California, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered methamphetamine concealed within hollowed-out foam pedestals. On Thursday, at approximately 8:11 a.m., CBP officers encountered a 39-year-old man driving a 2003 van with a shipment manifested as foam pedestals. During initial inspection  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report in January 2024 entitled "History of the American Community Survey:" (Continued from Part 8 of 10) * * * Census Bureau Involvement of Stakeholders and Their Concerns About Continuous Measurement The Census Bureau strongly encouraged stakeholder participation, beginning with the early planning of the 2000 Census in 1990, and through the agency's plans to test continuous measurement in 1995. The system's promis  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: SAN FRANCISCO -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested Syed Mohamed Tousif Mohiuddin, a 39-year-old, unlawfully present at-large noncitizen March 5. "This arrest demonstrates how seriously we take our commitment to safeguarding our communities from individuals like Mohiuddin," said ERO San Francsico Field Office Director Moises   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action in federal court against a charity that claimed to raise funds for cancer patients. Attorney General Moody, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from nine other states, today filed suit against Cancer Recovery Foundation International, Inc. and its founder and president, Gregory B. Anderson. Cancer Recov  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 41-States in a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., urging immediate action to address the rise in user account takeovers and lockouts on the company's platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. The Iowa Attorney General's Office has seen a drastic increase in account-takeover complaints this year. Account t  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on March 11, 2024: The Department of Energy's (DOE) High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative today announced over $5 million in new funding for 13 industry partnerships, including a project led at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop more efficient optical cables. The awards, which stem from DOE's Office of Energy Efficienc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry reiterated their support for common sense gun safety laws today as attorneys for the states delivered oral arguments defending landmark firearms legislation. In Delaware State Sportsmen's Association v. Delaware Department of   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: A California man was charged today with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Timothy Alan Blank, 54, of California is charged by complaint with one count of knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * The 2023-2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling. * * * The California Current ecosystem is a vital ocean system stretching from Washington to Baja California. It faces a strong 2024 El Nino event, a cyclical warming of the Pacific Ocean. However  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers deliver novel contribution in fiber optics computing, Fiber Optic Computing Using Distributed Feedback paper recently published in Communications Physics Journal, brings the Navy one step closer to faster, more efficient computing technologies. Optical computing uses th  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: In a letter (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/COPPA-Rule-Review-Letter_FINAL.pdf) today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Pri  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: A Chinese man has been charged in a four-count indictment alleging he trafficked eastern box turtles, a protected wildlife species, from the United States to China for the global pet trade black market, the Justice Department announced today. Sai Keung Tin, 53, a.k.a. "SK Tin," Ricky Tin," and "Ji Yearlong," of Hong Kong, was charged on Fr  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Lemont Antwaun Darby, 37, of Orangeburg, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Evidence presented to the court showed that Lemont Darby was a drug dealer who regularly received packages of marijuana through the U.S. Mail from California and elsewhere. Mjaan Roland, 31, of Chapi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news on March 11, 2024: Last week, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Director Jeff Olivet traveled to Austin, Texas, to present at South by Southwest (SXSW), and while in the city, he met with the mayor and local homeless service providers. At SXSW, Olivet participated in a session called "2050: Reimagining Future Cities Without Homelessness," along with California Congresswoman Maxine Wate  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, alongside the Federal Trade Commission and nine other states, is suing sham charity Cancer Recovery Foundation International, also known as Women's Cancer Fund, and its operator, Gregory B. Anderson, for deceiving generous donors who sought to offer financial support to women battling cancer and their families. In a complaint f  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks during the "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour at South Mountain Community Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Oh, it's good to be back in Arizona. Good af- -- AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: We will get four more years, won't we? (Laughs.) I want to thank President Florez for her inc  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 12 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release: The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Attorneys General of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania reiterated their support for common sense gun safety laws today as attorneys for the States of Delaware and New Jersey delivered oral arguments defending landmark gun safety legislation. In Delaware State Sportsmen's Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, currently before   more