PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Arizona State Representative David Cook, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan today expressing strong opposition to a proposed waiver that would enable the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to mandate zero-emission standards for railroad locomotives starting in 2030. In his letter,  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 17 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Terri Stover Each year Department of the Army employees refresh their knowledge on many training topics, including anti-terrorism. The Army also uses the month of August to bring anti-terrorism awareness to employees and their families through many communication avenues. The Army deems this topic so important that it created the Anti-terrorism Awards Program, which is designed to rec  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a more efficient way to extract lithium from waste liquids leached from mining sites, oil fields and used batteries. They demonstrated that a common mineral can adsorb at least five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials. "It's a low-  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Anecdotal economic data compiled for the Federal Reserve's Beige Book may be useful in predicting recessions, especially when regional-level economic sentiment is taken into account, according to a new report published by the Cleveland Fed. Using natural language processing, researchers from the Cleveland Fed and Washington University in St. Louis constructed indices  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement strengthens and streamlines how the Office of the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on April 16, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby while en route to Avoca, Pennsylvania: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just have one thing at the top, and then I'll turn it over to the Admiral. Starting today, the President will kick off his three-day swing through Pennsylvania. As you know, we're on our way to his hometown of Scranton, where he  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 17 attorneys general, announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines the process for the attorneys general and the DOT to work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation cons  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/2284e469-b63d-4f83-bfd9-997c61b368db/fileAsset/2024.4.16%20-%20MV%20Realty%20-%20Complaint%20(File%20Stamped).pdf) against MV Realty PBC, LLC and MV Realty of Illinois, LLC, as well as corporate managers Amanda Zachman, Antony Mitchell and David Manchester, for allegedly tricking financially  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging Administrator Michael Regan to immediately sign an "emergency waiver" to allow summer sales of E15 in 2024. Also known as Unleaded 88, E15 is a homegrown fuel that saves drivers money, is renewable and cleaner burning, and makes our country more energy independent. In Fe  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3097): * * * In Re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff SMBA Construction, LLC, moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this antitrust litigation involving the pricing of concrete and cement additives and admixtures in the Southern District of New York. This litigation consists of five actions pending in two districts, as   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3100): * * * In Re: Real Estate Commission Antitrust Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in two Western District of Missouri actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. In their reply, movants state they alternatively support the Northern District of Illinois as transferee district. This litigation  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines how the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protection requirements  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protections. "Too often, air travel is a headache. This partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizes my office to b  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Two New York men today admitted conspiring with others to defraud dozens of states to obtain millions of dollars of COVID-19 unemployment benefits; one of the defendants also admitted to fentanyl conspiracy and distribution and conspiring to defraud the IRS of tax credit benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Natanael Valdez Brito,   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL expertise in high-performance computing has significantly cut the cost and research time needed to design high-strength alloys for low-carbon energy production and has been used as a valuable tool to advance the performance of solid oxide fuel cells and water sorption materials for clean energy technologies. To reduce emissions, power plants that   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the department will be undertaking a rehabilitation of the Kinzua Bridge State Park Skywalk in the Pennsylvania Wilds to ensure it can be enjoyed by visitors now and in the future. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro secured $112 million in budget  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is honoring 22 projects completed by schools, businesses, and community organizations around the state with 2024 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. "This year's Environmental Excellence honorees showcase the innovative ways we can protect our environment and shape a more sustainable future her  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) announced today a House bill requiring candidates for the General Assembly to file a sixth Tuesday pre-election campaign expense report, which includes an amendment from Barton, has passed the House. Barton's amendment, which passed unanimously, would increase campaign finance transparency by requiring campaigns and campaign organiz  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Legislation to amend Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law unanimously passed the House Children and Youth Committee today, according to the bill's sponsor, Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland). Delozier's House Bill 1059 would amend the definition of "sexual abuse or exploitation" in the Child Protective Services Law to include the offenses of trafficking in m  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: The following statement is issued on behalf of House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove following the Shapiro Administration's certification of the amount of monies available in the Property Tax Relief Fund for the second straight year: "For the second straight year, Governor Shapiro has intentionally shortchanged the citizens of this Commonwealth by under-certifying the total  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) called on Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of State to stop misinformation websites like vote.pa from stealing personal information for political purposes following a troubling report published by Broad and Liberty. "It is absolutely unacceptable for third-party entities to use the guise of 'voter registration'  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: State Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-Chester) and State Rep. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) are celebrating yesterday's passage of House Bill 1853 with a bipartisan vote of 124-77. Specifically, House Bill 1853 would require that the Department of Health's Nursing Care Field Officers hold annual meetings with staff from the licensed nursing facilities under their jurisdiction. T  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that House Bill 321, the Enterprise Case Management Act, passed the Children and Youth Committee unanimously. House Bill 321 is part of Staats package of bills to improve laws that protect children in the foster care and adoption systems, in memory of Grace Packer, a 14-year-old girl brutally murdered by her adopted mother and  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the state House of Representatives approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver's (R-27) to help protect domestic animals and the food supply against dangerous transmissible diseases. This passage happens as a rise in reported avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle has been seen in several states across the nation. "I want to thank my colleagues in the H  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) to adjust the outdated requirement for a qualified mechanic to perform an oil change every 100 hours on all diesel-powered equipment used by mining companies was signed into law yesterday. Act 9, formerly Senate Bill 115, amended Pennsylvania's Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act to more appropriately reflect the needs of eq  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The former chief of police for Greensburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in a drug conspiracy, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Shawn Denning, 43, of Delmont, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon to one count of conspiracy to distribute over   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Durante King-Mclean, age 25, Prasath Paramalingam, age 34, Archit Grover, age 36, all of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and Jalisa Edwards, age 25, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, were charged in a multi-count federal indictment with charges stemming from a conspiracy to engage   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A Moldovan national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for computer fraud crimes, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The nine-count Indictment names Alexander Lefterov, a/k/a "Alipako," a/k/a "Uptime," a/k/a "Alipatime," age 37,   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Turkey that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and A  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jeremy Dunn, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs The Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program, or APOP, will hold its 15th annual symposium and poster session at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, April 19, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. The event is possible due to the support of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the Air Force Li  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on April 15, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I just have a -- just something really quick at the top. Is the -- the mics are always funky. Is it funky? Q: It's normal. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No? Q: You sound good. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, okay. (Laugh  more