WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on May 23, 2024: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation with State Agricultural Authorities of the impacted States, is updating the box tree moth (BTM; Cydalima perspectalis) quarantined areas and establishing the conditions for the intersta  more

OAKLAND, California, May 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, alleging unlawful conduct that has hampered competition in the ticketing and promotions of live music concerts. Live Nation's strong domination over ticketi  more

OAKLAND, California, May 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in an amicus brief defending the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) of 2022. The PWFA is a piece of landmark federal legislation that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant and postpartum e  more

OAKLAND, California, May 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed 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 (EPA)'s final greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. Thes  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: Attorney General Anne Lopez joined 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 rule would require employe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today recognized students from 63 schools across Massachusetts with Green Team Awards for outstanding environmental stewardship and educational activities. Green Team is a statewide program sponsored by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and MassDEP to empower st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) today announced that Applegreen Electric, Global Partners and Weston & Sampson are the vendors selected to help advance the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program in Massachusetts and create a network of reliable fast charging stations for electric vehicles (  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Governor Maura T. Healey today recommended three individuals to the Governor's Council for pardons: Danis Reyes, William Veal and Kenny Jean. Governor Healey made history last year by becoming the first Governor in 30 years to recommend pardons in her first elected year. To date, the Governor's Council has approved all 13 of her pardon recommendations, as well as her nation-le  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National Automobile Dealers Association et al. v. FTC, supporting the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) defense of its new Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Trade Regulation Rule. The rule addresses several persistent unfair and deceptive practices in t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 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 to pregnant and postpartum employees.   more

LANSING, Michigan, May 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities in filing a motion yesterday to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. These vehicles include freight trucks, delivery trucks, b  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 27 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting Idaho's anti-patent troll law. Patent trolls are businesses that largely exist to bring patent infringement lawsuits. The Attorneys General argue that laws against patent trolls are essential to protecting innovation. At least 32 states have laws t  more

NEW YORK, May 25 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on May 24, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson today led a coalition of 40 Cities for Action (C4A) mayors and county executives in calling for over 2 million work authorizations for both recent arrivals and longstanding undocumented immigrants, in the absence of long-awaited comprehensive reform by Congress. The bipartisan letter to the Biden-Harris administration can be viewed online  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 23 Attorneys General defending a final 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 for a broad range of conditi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Today, Senate Democratic Whip Christine M. Tartaglione announced the introduction of landmark minimum wage reform legislation to create a "Living Wage" of $20 per hour for all Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvania's minimum wage has remained unchanged by the Pennsylvania legislature since July 6th, 2009, when Former Governor Ed Rendell signed Senate Bill 1090, Senator Tartaglione's  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A Massachusetts man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential electio  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Reyes joined a coalition of 27 states Tuesday in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In their petition, the attorneys general ask the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to correc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 25 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined 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 post-partum employees. The EEOC rule  more