OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general and the city of New York, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the state of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final particulate m  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark officers apprehended eight unlawfully present noncitizens with convictions for drug trafficking or multiple drug possession related offenses involving fentanyl, cocaine, heroin or synthetic drugs during a nationwide law enforcement effort between March 11 and March 26. "This operation emphasizes   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-334): * * * To: Community Media of Union City c/o Jason McCray, Director, 17051 Lincolnville Rd, Union City, PA 16438, jason@mccraytechnologies.com Union City Family Support Center, 38 North Main Street, Union City, PA 16438, heather.brooks@ucfsc.org In re: Community Media of Union City, New LPFM, Union City, PA Petition to Deny Dear Applicant and Objector: We have bef  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper (No. 24-10) on April 8, 2024, entitled "Bankruptcy Lawyers and Credit Recovery." The working paper was written by Brian Jonghwan Lee of Columbia Business School. Here are excerpts: * * * Exploiting the border discontinuity strategy associated with the geographic unit in which local TV advertisements are sold, the author empirically uncovers bankruptcy f  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A fourteenth defendant pled guilty today in federal court for his role in a prison drug conspiracy. Trae Short, 39, pled guilty to conspiring to commit an offense against the United States by conspiring to introduce contraband into a federal prison. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, in 2018, agents with the Drug Enforc  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Heather Quedenfeld has been named chief operating officer of NETL. During her 32 years of federal service, Quedenfeld has worked in all technology program-related areas, resulting in diverse experience at the NETL. She has held numerous senior level positions, including acting chief operating officer, deputy director for the Technology Development Center, associ  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on April 7, 2024: * * * NIH-supported study shows certain perks can spur long-term behavior change in adults with cardiovascular disease risks * * * Adults with heart disease risks who received daily reminders or incentives to become more active increased their daily steps by more than 1,500 after a year, and many were still sticking with their new  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer free and confidential black lung screenings to coal miners beginning in April 2024. The screenings support early detection of black lung disease, a serious but preventable disease in coal miners caused by breathing coal mine dust. NIOSH provide  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today visited the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre to as part of his Financial Literacy Month tour to promote the library's role in educating the community about financial literacy and basic life skills. "Pennsylvania libraries offer more than just books--they are a central knowledge hub where you can access a multitude o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on April 8, 2024: Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger has announced that $3,050,357 in grants have been awarded through the Manufacturing PA initiative to 45 student research projects to help advance innovation in several sectors of manufacturing, from autonomous machining to clean energy to medical devices and more. Secretary   more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro joined NASA Astronaut and Pittsburgh-native Woody Hoburg, Lake Erie Speedway, VisitErie, Erie Downtown Partnership, the Erie Seawolves, and hundreds of thousands of eclipse-watchers from across Pennsylvania and neighboring states to watch the 2024 total solar eclipse. Erie was the only major city in Pennsylvania in the path of totality, wi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) to permit the Department of General Services to construct a memorial monument on state Capitol grounds recognizing Gold Star Families has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. "Rep. Kerwin's record and family history of mili  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Citing an increase in cases involving the torture of a child, including one in Fayette County earlier this year, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) has introduced legislation establishing the offense of child torture in the Commonwealth. "Sometimes, the horror these children experience goes beyond abuse, and we need to give our law enforcement officers and the judicial system the tools they nee  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * Treasurer Garrity Announces Support for Divestment Plan * * * In an effort to combat the influx of fentanyl into Pennsylvania communities and take a stand against moral transgressions, state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today introduced a bill to divest all commonwealth holdings in companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pennsylvania State Treas  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two bills today focused on safer communities, according to the committee's chair, Sen Lisa Baker (R-20). Senate Bill 920 would implement a statewide rape kit tracking system, allowing victims to go online and track the progress of the DNA evidence collected as part of their case. The bill implements the recommendations of Act 70 of  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that the United States filed a civil complaint against Nueva Vida Multicultural/Multilingual Behavioral Health, Inc. ("Nueva Vida") and its owner and principal, Dr. Ghodrat Pirooz Sholevar, alleging that they violated the False Claims Act and state common law by billing Medicaid for psychiatric medic  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 1339X) entitled "Walkersville Southern Railroad Inc. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Frederick County, Maryland.": * * * Walkersville Southern Railroad, Inc. (WSRR), 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 2.21-mile rail   more