LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced that he has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 29 other attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., over its illegal monopoly of the live entertainment industry: "Arkansans--whether they are concert goers, artists, o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Mexican national who, at the direction of an individual incarcerated in a Maine prison, participated in the delivery of four pounds of methamphetamine to a courier who drove to Rhode Island from Maine to take possession of the drugs, has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison, announced United States Attorne  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General William Tong, the Justice Department, and attorneys general from 29 other states and the District of Columbia today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster LLC and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Inc. for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry. The law  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb joined the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 30 state Attorneys General in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the companies have illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry, increasing the prices District residents pay for live shows. "The Di  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $25 million for states and territories to invest in clean and safe drinking water. This grant funding will specifically benefit underserved, small and disadvantaged communities by upgrading infrastructure to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, reducing exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), removing sources of lead,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 24 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action to break up a monopoly in the live music industry. Attorney General Moody, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and 29 other state and district attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, for monopolization and other unlaw  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 24 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The State of Wyoming has joined an Alabama-led 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "climate crisis," and are demanding b  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities in filing a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for federal greenhouse gas emission standards concerning heavy-duty vehicles. These vehicles include freight trucks, delivery trucks  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), with a bipartisan coalition of 29 states, today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry. The lawsuit seeks to restore competition in the live c  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individuals and businesses in parts of seven states that their 2023 federal income tax returns and tax payments are due on Monday, June 17, 2024. The IRS normally provides relief, including postponing various tax filing and payment deadlines, for any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 29 other state attorneys general in suing Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster. "Our lawsuit today alleges that Live Nation's anticompetitive conduct not only violates the law, but stifles innovation, including by forcing ve  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 30 states in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry. "When the world's largest live entertainment company illegally domi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Petty Officer 1st Class Larry W. Fletcher enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1967 before joining the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, then known as the Naval Underwater Systems Center, in 1985 as a member of the Range Support Office. Three years later, on Jan. 12, 1988, while serving as an aerial spotter for a torpedo exercise being conducted at a range on Rhode Isl  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 29 states and the District of Columbia in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Nation. The lawsuit alleges Live Nation has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry through anticompetit  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/02716037862.pdf) defending a rule issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) of 2022, which is scheduled to become effective June 18, 2024. The PWFA is landmark federal   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit with 18 other states against California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island at the United States Supreme Court in order to halt the blue states' burdensome policies that threaten Missouri energy. In the suit, General Bailey asserts the defendants have brought unprecedented pressure against the na  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein joined the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 30 states in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster LLC, alleging that the companies have illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry, which has increased prices for live shows. "Live Nation is using its monop  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined the Justice Department and a bipartisan coalition of 28 states and the District of Columbia in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry. "For decades, New Jersey has long enjoyed a vibrant   more

NEW YORK, May 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general today sued Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Live Nation) and its subsidiary Ticketmaster for monopolizing the live events industry and harming consumers, artists, venues, and competitors. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, alleges that   more

NEW YORK, May 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general defending a proposed rule issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) of 2022. The PWFA is landmark federal legislation that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant and postpartum employees. The EEOC rul  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 24 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced he has joined with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), along with a bipartisan coalition of 30 total attorneys general, in an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry and increased the prices for   more

SALEM, Oregon, May 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) and AGs from 29 states and the District of Columbia in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company illegally monopolizes the live entertainment industry. Filed in the US District Court for Southern District of New York  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 24 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry is leading a bipartisan coalition of 30 states, along with the U.S. Department of Justice, in an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, LLC. The suit filed Thursday alleges that Live Nation -- owner and operator of numerous venues nationwide, including Pennsylvania -- and Ticketmaster -- the  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his administration: * Lauren McFerran, Nominee to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board * William Isaac White, Nominee to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board * Stephanie E. Segal, Nominee to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry and engaged in anticompetitive conduct to the detriment of artists and their fans  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A Windsor, CT, resident who admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that he conspired to deliver nearly 90 grams of fentanyl has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Daniel Alexander Smith, 20, previously admitted that between late February through May 2023, he sold seven firearm  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on May 23, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today that the United States has entered into a proposed consent decree with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city election officials, to settle a voting rights lawsuit, announced United States Attorney Zachar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alfredo Valdez, 45 of Providence, R.I. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 30 months in prison and three years of supervis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), led a bipartisan coalition of 30 states and the District of Columbia today in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry. Live Nation controls two of the most im  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined the Department of Justice and a bipartisan 30-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, for violating antitrust laws through a range of anticompetitive practices in an effort to control the live entertainment industry. "Live Nation and Ticketmas  more