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

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, March 12 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs There is something to be said for the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community across the military. Among the stories and seasoned jokes from time spent downrange, an uncanny amount of shoppette hot dogs, and the sheer grit it takes to walk up to an explosive and put one's life in harm's way for another, there is a brotherhood like no oth  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador today announced that Idaho has signed onto an amicus brief spearheaded by Virginia Attorney General Miyares, joined by 17 other states, supporting Montana's legislation that would prohibit the app in the state unless it separates from its parent Chinese company, ByteDance. Montana's legislation is nearly identical to the federal legislation that   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

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 12 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on March 11, 2024: DCC Metal Recycling (DCC), a metal shredding and recycling company, today announced it is growing its South Carolina footprint with a new operation in Dillon County. The company's $11 million investment will create 78 new jobs. Founded in Hemingway in 1943, DCC purchases, shreds and recycles scrap metals. This process significantly reduces the cost and environmental impact  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 12 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: South Carolina ETV (SCETV) will host the 2024 International Public Television (INPUT) Conference in Charleston May 5-9, 2024. This annual, weeklong conference is the only international conference that focuses specifically on the innovative programs produced by public media and showcases public media content from around the world. INPUT, a non-profit organization of public m  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

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