PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week, Attorney General Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urged the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "A rapidly evolving technology landscape requires updated rules and strategies for keepin  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - February 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.5 percent in Februar  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0482) on March 11, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment -- January 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 4 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-five states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, an  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today participated in a ceremony to announce that Banking Circle US, a fintech payments bank for the new economy, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The company recently received its charter and certificate of authority from the Connecticut Department of Banking. "Connecticut is fast   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 13 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is alerting customers of the upcoming temporary weekday train service adjustment effective Monday, March 18, 2024, through late-August 2024, on the Hartford Line (HL). This service adjustment is to accommodate Amtrak's Continuous Welded Rail project which will keep the railroad in a state of good repair. Trackwo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that JAIRO ABREU, 31, of Danbury, has been charged by indictment with a fentanyl trafficking offense. As alleged in court documents and state  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: A Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a regional organized theft crew that stole catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles, robbed jewelry stores and stole ATMs. Nicolas Davila, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 37 months in prison and five years of supervised relea  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_Garland_Vanderstok_Amicus.pdf) with the Supreme Court, in the case Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision that invalida  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general, joined a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_COPPA_Rule_Review_Letter_FINAL.pdf) urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Onl  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/COPPA-Rule-Review-Letter_FINAL.pdf), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general to urge the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "Our laws need to catch up to our technology," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "I'm urging the FTC to strengthen online priva  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news on March 12, 2024: The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public meeting on proposed season dates and bag limits for the 2024-2025 waterfowl-hunting seasons on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the NH Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH. Comments made at the meeting will be considered in finalizing New Hampshire's 2024-2025 waterfowl season date  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: STRATFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 32, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Harford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone.   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its new rule under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) urging the Commission to "update the COPPA Rule to keep pace and give State Attorneys General the tools they need to respond to a digital world rife with risk." The letter, which was led by the States of Oregon, Illinois,  more