OAKLAND, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed overdraft fee rule, amending Truth in Lending Act (TILA) regulations. The proposed rule would require large banks to apply consumer protections, include interest rate disclosures, to overdraft fees. In doing so, the proposed ru  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 3 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on April 2, 2024: First results have been published from 2022's California Fire Dynamics Experiment (CalFiDE), a NOAA- and CIRES-led campaign to capture coordinated wildfire observations in real time. The new study shows it's possible to collect measurements of fire and smoke chemistry, weather conditions, and smoke plume dynamics in real time around an active wildfire. T  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 2 -- The Oregon Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, the Governor signed into law HB 4002 A, a bill reversing much of Oregon's drug decriminalization experiment in response to a deadly addiction crisis plaguing major cities, suburban neighborhoods, and rural communities across the state. The bipartisan proposal cleared the Oregon Senate with overwhelming support exactly one month ago. Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend) rele  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that six new states have joined Pennsylvania in its federal lawsuit against Mariner Finance regarding widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin filed a Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit, which the court gra  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 398) entitled "San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Kern County, California": * * * San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. (SJVR), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 4.3-mile rail line between mil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 2, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, did not agree to buy. I  more