OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in submitting letters to U.S. House and Senate leaders urging them to fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in full. LSC is funded by federal appropriation and is a critical compliment to state and other funding for legal aid. LSC provides civil legal services to low-i  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of Delaware's election officials, who are defending a challenge to Delaware's early voting law in Albence v. Mennella. In the case, a trial court ruled that Delaware's constitutional provisions, which set the date of the statewide general election as the Tuesda  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognized outstanding employee performance April 22 in the first in-person Commissioner's Annual Award Ceremony since 2019, in D.C. "The people and accomplishments we are recognizing are representative of the amazing things CBP does every single day, across the country, and around the world," said Troy A. Miller, Senior Offici  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis today signed two new Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) during EXM's inaugural Global Business Development Summit in Washington D.C. The summit, which takes place on the sidelines of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings, aims to foster connections, explore solu  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Oslo, Norway - Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis traveled to Oslo, Norway last week to attend the Berne Union annual Spring meetings. While in Oslo, Chair Lewis took part in a series of discussions with Norwegian government representatives and export credit agency partners on EXIM's ongoing work to support U.S. exporter  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, urged Congress to allocate the maximum amount of funding for the grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who extend legal assistance to low-income Americans in every county, state a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 1 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law legislation sponsored by Rep. Lydia Crafts, D-Newcastle, that will improve access to social work services in Maine by having the state join the Social Work Licensure Compact. Currently, social workers must seek a separate license in each state and territory where they wish to practice, which can be labor- and time-intensive. LD 2140, as amended, will allow social workers t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a letter of appeal led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Florida woman and former resident of Springfield, Vermont, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord to embezzling over $223,000 from The Dartmouth ("The D"), which is the daily student newspaper at Dartmouth College, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Nicole Chambers, 40, pleaded guilty to wire fraud. U.S. District Court Landya B.  more

LATHAM, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Eric Durr, New York National Guard Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in the multinational African Lion training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May. Most of the New York National Guard Soldiers involved in the exercise are part of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, and will be training in Mo  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 52 of her fellow governors oppose legislation that disregards gubernatorial authority over the National Guard, Legislative Proposal 480. The bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The full letter can be found here. Governor Noem understands the importance of her role as Commander in Chief of the Sou  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 1 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: "I believe Vermont's public education system has the potential to be the best in the nation, attracting the families we need to revitalize working class neighborhoods, refill our schools, and grow the economy in all corners of our state. "In my first year in office - and every year since - I've asked the Legislature to wor  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: On April 30, 2024, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont hosted a press conference to highlight the efforts of the GunSafeVT initiative and to discuss how Vermont is promoting secure gun storage and how secure gun storage can help address the many types of gun violence in the state. U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest described the initiative's acco  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that Juan Carlos "JC" Ortiz, 29, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 95 months' imprisonment to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. Ortiz had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with others  more