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

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * Complaint charges Women's Cancer Fund and Gregory Anderson with raising more than $18 million from donors, with only 1% going to financial support for cancer patients. * * * The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states are suing sham charity Cancer Recovery Foundation International, also known as Women's Cancer Fund, and its operator, Gregory B. Anderson, for deceiving generous donor  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs A recent addition to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center workforce here is making an immediate impact, winning the Airman Leadership School's competitive John L. Levitow Award last month during a graduation ceremony. Julia Hovasse, who hails from Burlington, Massachusetts, joined the contracting team last August as a government  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll administration is applauding the announcement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that it will soon be expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to eligible unmarried veterans and veterans in same-sex marriages. "No one should be denied the opportunity to build a family simply because they identify as LGBTQ+ or are unmarried - especially not veterans who h  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: * * * Eligible Taxpayers Can File Online Directly With The IRS For Free * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today the full-scale launch of the innovative Direct File pilot and encouraged eligible taxpayers in 12 states to try the new service to file their tax returns online for free directly with the IRS. The pilot effort has been in testing mo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, speaking at the Massachusetts Building Trades Union's Annual Convention at MGM Springfield, Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she is signing an Executive Order (https://www.mass.gov/doc/eo-632-final/download) creating a Labor Advisory Council to advise her on matters related to organized labor. This is the first time in more than 50 years that a Massachusetts   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Governor Maura T. Healey has formally appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of her request for a Major Disaster Declaration to support ongoing recovery of Massachusetts communities impacted by severe weather and flooding in September. * * * Below is an excerpt from Governor Healey's letter to President Joe Biden and FEMA Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich: These stor  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Governor Maura T. Healey continued her Mass Leads Road Show with a stop at Western New England University (WNE) to highlight the bill's proposed investments in advanced manufacturing and robotics. During the Mass Leads Road Show, Governor Healey is traveling to communities across the state to highlight the ways in which her Mass Leads Act will grow the Massachu  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

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 Boston area man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Keiarri Dyette, a/k/a "Kemo," 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, dealing in firearms without a license and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. U.S.  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

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - 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 pr  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

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 1 issued the following news release: The Aug. 29, 2023, fatal injury of a forklift operator at Boston's Logan International Airport may have been prevented if his employer, a Rochester, New York-based maintenance firm, had ensured proper safeguards for operating and maintaining forklifts, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection ha  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

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Launches the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose Today, in support of President Biden's Unity Agenda efforts to beat the overdose crisis, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge is a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all sectors to save lives by committing to increase trainin  more