SHAW AFB, South Carolina, May 25 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Steven Cardo, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In 2023, tasked with supporting North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Eagle, the 20th Fighter Wing's 55th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron "Shooters" overcame a formidable challenge: relocating from Nellis AFB, Nevada to Hill AFB, Utah with less than 24-hours' notice to ensure uninterrupted support operations. The  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

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

SACRAMENTO, California, May 24 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S277893) on May 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Supreme Court of California ANOTHER PLANET ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. VIGILANT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. Opinion of the Court by Guerrero, C. J. At the out  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A federal jury convicted a Nevada doctor yesterday for his role in defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $2 million. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Eduardo Abellana, M.D., 75, of Las Vegas, referred medically unnecessary prescriptions to City Drugs, a Detroit, Michigan, pharmacy, for patients he had not treated in exchange for cash kickbacks paid by the ow  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

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 25 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: In case you missed it, today Governor Joe Lombardo and the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) approved two companies that will receive $35,321,637in taxabatements. In return, these companies are projected to create 272 jobs in the next two years at an average hourly wage of $41.26. That figure is expected to grow to 290 jobs in five years. Additionally, these compani  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

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 23 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Internal Health Regulations (IHR) and a new pandemic treaty. "South Dakota came out of the pandemic with the strongest economy in America, not because we listened to the World Health Organization - but because we trusted o  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