OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 15 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to remove preemption language in the current draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a proposed federal data privacy bill. The preemption clause currently in the APRA would result in California's landmark privacy law being replaced with weaker pro  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unconstitutional power plant rule that threatens the reliability of energy production nationwide. The new regulations include costly and unattainable emissions standards, such as unrealistic compliance timelines, in an attempt to kill coal-fired units while endangering the construction of natural gas plants  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 25 states in a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review and declare unlawful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released rule on existing coal, natural gas, and oil-fired power plants. The rule would force power plants fueled by coal, oil, or natural gas to capture smokestack emissio  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 10 -- The Indiana Department of Education issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced 20 schools are newly certified as leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This year's cohort also includes four schools that renewed certifications, as well as 11 additional schools that are making strides to create an engaging STEM culture. "STEM certified schools are committed to  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 9 -- The Indiana Department of Education issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced at today's State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting that due to an incredible number of teachers who have already signed up for training through Keys to Literacy, additional cohorts are now available for teachers to participate in this free professional development over the next year and beyond. Since launching in April, nearly  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 25-state lawsuit challenging the Biden EPA's new mandate that threatens existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The mandate forces coal and natural-gas power plants to use unproven technology or face mass shutdowns. Biden's mandate will force Iowans to pay more for electricity and grapple with California-style blac  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 23-state coalition in challenging the Biden EPA's mandate to torch coal-fired electricity. EPA's mandate imposes harsh limits on coal-plant emissions, which are already well below any threshold that would affect public health. The mandate threatens to shut down coal plants for no reason other than to advance Biden's fight against f  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The Army Reserve officer daughter of a Korean-born Army Reserve nurse graduated May 3 from an accelerated University of Indiana nursing program so she could join her mother serving in the Army Nurse Corps. "She wanted to be a doctor originally, but when I was at the 66 Sierra course, which is the Critical Care Emergency Nurse course at Fort Sam, I vividly remem  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a 24-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to permanently cut all funding to the terrorist-embedded United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA"). On October 7, 2023, dozens of UNRWA staff participated in the largest attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust. UNRWA's ties to terrorism are not just the work of a fe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced his office entered into settlements with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "wireless carriers"), which resolve an investigation into the wireless carriers' advertising practices. The settlements were joined   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 10 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with 21 other states have filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, challenging the Biden EPA's unconstitutional overreach aimed at killing North Dakota's coal fired energy production. This recent Federal rule would require certain air toxin em  more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today secured more than $10.22 million from AT&T Mobility, LLC and its subsidiary Cricket Wireless, LLC (AT&T); T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile); and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon), for deceptively marketing wireless service   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57096) involving Cardinal Health, Indianapolis, Indiana: * * * Rep Org: CARDINAL HEALTH Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH Region: 3 City: Indianapolis State: IN County: Marion License #: 34-32780-05 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: David Pellicciarini HQ OPS Officer: Eric Simpson Notification Date: 05/01/2024 Notification Time: 10:37 [ET] Event Date: 03/26/2024 Event Time: 08:00 [EDT] Last Up  more

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 9, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced $2.5 million in grant funding through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program for the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation (WCIDC) to make public infrastructure improve  more

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced $2.5 million in grant funding through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program for the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation (WCIDC) to make public infrastructure improvements at the site of a   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) opposed a bill mandating electronic records of gun sales. He issued this statement following the vote: "Just like the rest of the gun control measures House Democrats have proposed, House Bill 2206 will not prevent any shootings. All it will do is put strain on gun manufacturers and dealers, making it more costly for Pennsylvanians to defend themselves.   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan Growing up in Minnesota, Dan Musel was a kid who loved sports and being outdoors. But he hadn't really thought about a career in environmental management. Instead, he played football at North Dakota State University - a perennial national power - and earned a degree in industrial engineering and planned to start his career in that. "I ended up getting a job out of co  more