MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 26 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey today announced that companies launching operations or expanding existing facilities in Alabama during 2023 are poised to make investments totaling over $6.4 billion, building on the state's winning economic development track record with another year of steady job creation. "We continue to make significant progress in our mission to create solid career opportunities for Alabama citiz  more

OAKLAND, California, March 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on March 25, 2024: * * * As the U.S. Supreme Court considers today's argument in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al. v. FDA, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement urging the Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision on mifepristone, a drug which is widely used for medication abortion. The Fifth Circuit's decision in this case would rev  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Hawaii had 26,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 28,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Hawai  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Idaho had 52,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 51,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Nevada had 84,000 job openings in January 2024, unchanged from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Nevada was 5.1 percen  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 26, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From January 2023 to January 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 59 metropolitan areas, decreased in 3 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 327 areas. The largest percentage gain occurred in Madera, California, at 6.6 percent. Employment in the area rose from 41,200 in January 2023 to 43,900 in January 2024, or +2,7  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in San Bernardino County, California on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m. The OIS incident resulted in the death  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: As part of a continued effort to enhance accessibility to four-year degrees, California Community Colleges will soon offer six new bachelor's degrees programs, bringing the total number of bachelor's degree programs that are now offered or will soon be available within the system to 39. The new programs are respiratory care at Antelope Valley College, paramedici  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his intention to appoint Judge Natalie P. Stone to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven. The Governor also announced his appointment of three Superior Court Judges, which include one in Los Angeles County; one in Riverside County; and one in Sacramento County. Second District Court of App  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the California National Guard (CalGuard) supported counter-drug operations last month that led to the seizure of over 1 million fentanyl pills in California -- including more than 592,900 pills at the state's ports of entry. The seizures highlight the importance of counter-drug operations along the southern border and increased border se  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Newsom issued the following statement ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court argument in the court case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a legal challenge brought by anti-abortion activists to block access to Mifepristone - the widely used, safe and effective medication used in the majority of abortion care procedures in the United States. "Republicans  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-066) on March 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a RiskBased Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO MUSSEY GRADE ROAD ALLIANCE FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D). 22-12  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compnesation (Agenda ID No. 22383) on March 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of its Electric Vehicle Charge 2 Program. (U39E.) DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE GREEN POWER INSTITUTE FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 22-12-054 Interv  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-063) on March 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs Pursuant to Decision 16-01-044, and to Address Other Issues Related to Net Energy Metering. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBU  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. ALJ-454) on March 25, 2024: * * * Resolves K.22-05-017, the Appeal of Orange County Power Authority of Citation No. E-4195-0116. This resolution resolves the appeal of Citation No. E-4195-0116 (Citation) issued to Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) by the California Public Utilities Commission's (Commission) Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division (CPED). The Ci  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual workshop to consult with regional consortia, local governments, broadband providers, consumers, and other stakeholders on cost-effective strategies for expanding broadband access in unserved areas of the state. WHAT: CPUC California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Annual Public Workshop WHEN:   more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging current and former minor league baseball players Jordan Qsar, Grant Witherspoon and Austin Bernard with insider trading in Del Taco, Inc. stocks after they received advanced notice of the acquisition of Del Taco by Jack in the Box, Inc. on December 6, 2021. According to the indictment, Qsar lear  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: An El Monte man and two Chinese nationals living elsewhere in Los Angeles County were sentenced today to terms in federal prison for laundering gift cards purchased by telephone-scam fraud victims at Target stores across the United States. Blade Bai, 35, of El Monte; Bowen Hu, 28, of Hacienda Heights; and Tairan Shi, 29, of Diamond Bar; we  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: A San Fernando Valley man was found guilty by a jury today of dozens of felonies for extorting Koreatown karaoke companies and sometimes violently attacking victims who refused to pay, including carjacking one of them after beating him with a baseball bat. Daekun Cho, 39, of Woodland Hills, was found guilty of 55 counts of interference wit  more

CALEXICO, California, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the permanent implementation of 24-hour operating hours of both the SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program vehicle lanes and pedestrian processing lanes at the Calexico West Port of Entry. Following the success of the port's SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program expansion pilot program in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the appointment of 23 members to its new 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC). The 2030 CAC members, who represent various stakeholder organizations, groups, interests and viewpoints, have extensive census and survey experience. Under its charter, the 2030 CAC will assist the Census Bureau in devising strategies to increase awareness of and participati  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

MONTEREY, California, March 27 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Natela Cutter One of the leading efforts within the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's five-year strategic plan is the standardization of curriculum and evaluation that will drive consistency in student outcomes across all language programs offered by the Institute. "I think we have a great opportunity here ... Now that we can grant a bachelor's degree in fo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 26 -- The White House issued the following remarks on March 24, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a human rights campaign dinner: * * * Thank you, Kelley. You and Becky are such an amazing power couple. Joe and I have really enjoyed getting to know you both. You have quickly established yourself as an inspiring leader of HRC, and we need you to continue to lead us with your grace and grit. Good evening, everyone - you all look fabulous! David Mixner meant so mu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Two men from the Midlands and a California man and woman were sentenced after pleading guilty in federal court to their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and a related firearms crime. Andre Alexander Boulware, 46, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspirin  more

HONOKOWAI, Hawaii, March 26 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Federal, state and local officials came together Monday to mark the opening of a temporary replacement campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires. "It is a small miracle that in just 95 days a school has been created. We need some small miracles here after the fire that we suffered," Gov. Josh Green, M.D.,  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 27 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * In case you missed it, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other governors of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the most significant abortion rights case since this same Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Inslee has b  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs On Feb. 6, five Marines aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps' 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were reported "overdue'' while en route to San Diego, sparking a search and rescue mission for the missing service members. The search efforts included members of Civil Air Patrol, who along with firefighters and other   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on March 26, 2024, with France on the second meeting of the U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space: * * * Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing bilateral space cooperation as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of France held their second meeting of the Comprehensive Dialogue on Space in Washington, D.C., on March 20-21, 2024. This meeting w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B323430) on March 25, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division One BRINAN WEEKS Plaintiff and Respondent, v. INTERACTIVE LIFE FORMS, LLC, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, David S. Cunningham III, Judge. Affirmed. Sullivan Johnson and Daniel A. Johnson for Defendant and Appe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D081132) on March 25, 2024: * * * Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California BROOKLYN RESTAURANTS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Defendant and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Eddie C. Sturgeon, Judge. Reversed; remanded with directions. LiMandri & Jonna, Charles S. LiMan  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Justice Department today challenged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on its denial of religious accommodations for correctional officers of various faiths, including Sikhs and Muslims, who wear facial hair as an expression of their faith. CDCR generally prohibits correctional officers from wearing beards, and the action seeks a temporary court order a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted a California attorney yesterday with attempting to evade payment of his individual income taxes and willful failure to pay taxes. According to the indictment, Milton C. Grimes, an attorney in Los Angeles, owed the IRS more than $1.7 million in taxes for tax years 2010 and 2014. The IRS allegedly tried to collect the unpaid taxes from Grimes by, among other thin  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A California man and two Chinese nationals were sentenced today to 15, 10 and eight years in prison, respectively, for laundering gift cards purchased by telephone-scam fraud victims at Target stores across the United States. According to court documents, Blade Bai, 35, of El Monte, Bowen Hu, 28, of Hacienda Heights, California, and Tairan Shi, 29, of Diamond Bar, California, were part of a network of ind  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: On March 5, 2024, a federal grand jury in Louisville charged 14 Louisville and California residents in three indictments involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin trafficking and firearms and money laundering offenses. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erek Davadowich of the D  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on March 26, 2024: * * * A nanoscale look at how shells and coral form revealed a mineral that, until now, had never been seen in living organisms - and indicates that biomineralization is more complex than we imagined * * * By Lauren Biron Exactly how does coral make its skeleton, a sea urchin grow a spine, or an abalone form the mother-of-pearl in its shell?   more

LIVERMORE, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: If the sun is too bright, you might don a pair of sunglasses or a hat to prevent glare from damaging your eyes. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are using this same strategy to mitigate damage to valuable optics vital to the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Every time NIF fires, its lasers can harm the optics along its beamli  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:24-cv-01845; N.D. Cal. filed March 26, 2024) involving Andreas Bechtolsheim: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks, Inc. To settle the SEC's charges, Bechtolsheim agreed to pay a civil penalty of nearly $1 million. Accordi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-00570 AJB BLM; S.D. Cal. filed March 26, 2024) involving Jordan Qsar, Grant Witherspoon, Austin Bernard, and Chase Lambert: * * * SEC Charges One Current, Three Former Minor League Baseball Players with Insider Trading * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges today against one current and three former minor league baseball players who made abou  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced En-Wei Eric Chang, age 48, a citizen of the United States and the Republic of Taiwan, residing in Taiwan, today to two years in federal prison, followed by supervised release of six months of home detention, for a conspiracy related to the export of defense materials to Iran. Such materials were embarg  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Venuthika Venkatesan, a ninth grader at West Windsor - High School North, is on a robotics team with another friend, where they often find themselves the only girls. They had no such feeling at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL) recent Young Women's Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 27 -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on March 26, 2024, on lowering healthcare costs: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello. Hello, North Carolina. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Oh, it's good to be back. It's good to be back. Please have a seat, everyone. Please have a seat. So, before I begin, I will say a few words on the terrible accident in Baltimore this morning. I know we are all praying for the families of those who are mi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Two men from the Midlands and a California man and woman were sentenced after pleading guilty in federal court to their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and a related firearms crime. * Andre Alexander Boulware, 46, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to dist  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd As the Army moves into the second half of fiscal year 2024, the service continues its effort to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their families with numerous projects and initiatives. These initiatives are to provide Soldiers with the support they need to deter, fight and win against capable adversaries around the globe, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer. "We're committed   more

TRAVIS AFB, California, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Kenneth Abbate, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the Base Oversight of Autonomous Response System on March 16, 2024. During this visit, the team from Project BOAR initiated a capabilities test during the Travis AFB Wings Over Solano air show and open h  more

TYLER, Texas, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A San Francisco, California man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. John Khuu, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, and importation of MDMA before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on March 26, 2024.   more