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

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Yesterday, FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness kicked off its largest ever Annual Tribal Nations Training Week in Anniston, Alabama. Over 375 tribal students representing more than 100 Tribal Nations will participate in engaging workshops, attend specialized classes and engage in Nation-to-Nation dialogue with FEMA leadership. This year'  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

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. In remarks after the formal "Change of Responsibility" ceremony in which he assumed the job from retiring Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Flosi emphasized both the opportunity before him and what it means to the Total Force at a time of dramatic cha  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news on March 11, 2024: JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland - Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed on March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. In remarks after the formal "Change of Responsibility" ceremony in which he assumed the job from retiring Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Flosi emphasized both the   more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. In remarks after the formal "Change of Responsibility" ceremony in which he assumed the job from retiring Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Flosi emphasized both the opportunity before him and what it means to the Total Force at a time of dramatic change and ch  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

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: Bill Line, a research scientist with NOAA NESDIS' Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), has been selected as the 2024 winner of NOAA's prestigious David S. Johnson Award. He will receive the award on March 22, 2024, at the 67th Annual Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C. The Dav  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following column on March 11, 2024: * * * Generally Speaking - March 2024 Every year in mid-March, we recognize a week to celebrate the importance of open government and access to public information. Sunshine Week, which this year runs from March 10 to 16, promotes open meetings and open records - topics that have long been near and dear to me. Since taking office last year, openness in government has   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond has become the first ever attorney general to receive the Sunshine Award from Freedom of Information (FOI) Oklahoma. The prestigious honor is awarded each year to a public official for showing a commitment to open meetings and open records. The award comes during Sunshine Week, which runs from March 10 to 16 this year and promote  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on March 11, 2024, by State Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City: * * * Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today commended his Senate colleagues after they voted to pass Senate Bill 1330 off the Senate floor (http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1330&Session=2400). Senate Bill 1330 establishes the Oklahoma City National Memorial Education Revolving Fund. The legislation ai  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Senate Bill 1252, introduced by Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has successfully passed a vote of the full Senate on Thursday. The bill aims to transfer all properties currently held for Hugo Lake Park to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department by January 1, 2025. Additionally, the bill specifies that the Department shall not be held responsible for any claims arising under   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Oklahoma Senate on Monday passed Senate Bill 1403 (http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1403&Session=2400) from Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, to increase funding for county roads and highways. SB 1403 proposes eliminating an existing cap on motor vehicle tax collections that limits the amount of funding counties receive for road maintenance and improvement. The cap w  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Senate on Monday passed a bill from Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, that would earmark $125 million for much-needed water and wastewater infrastructure projects in localities across the state. Senate Bill 1331 directs the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to establish a program to provide loans to municipalities and rural water districts seeking matching funds for water or wastewater impro  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, has won Senate passage for his bill taking the next step in creating Oklahoma's Civil Rights Trail. Senate Bill 1356, co-authored by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, provides $1.5 million for the revolving fund, which will ultimately include federal dollars as well as gifts and donations for development of the trail. Legislation creating the framework was approved in t  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

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Seeking to generate a new revenue source for Pennsylvania, Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) plans to soon introduce legislation that would impose a state fee on international remittances made by illegal immigrants. "It is estimated that $70 billion is extracted from the U.S. economy annually by undocumented workers who send their earnings back to their home countries," said Cabell. "My bill  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 16 state Attorneys General in raising concerns over proposed legislation in Maine that would interfere with other states enforcing their state laws restricting childhood gender transition if those laws differed from Maine law. "We have enough disagreement in America these days without state government  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class (S2c) Cecil H. Thornton, 21, of Rogersville, Alabama, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 16, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Thornton was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by  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

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 11, 2024: * * * The American Rescue Plan (ARP): Top Highlights from 3 Years of Recovery * Led to the Strongest Jobs Recovery on Record and the Strongest Recovery in the World: When President Biden came into office, there was tremendous economic uncertainty. Unemployment was at 6.4% when President Biden took office. Unemployment was not projected to drop below 4% until the end of 2025 in CBO's February 20  more