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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Saturday May 25, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Live Nation, Ticketmaster
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

Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend Workplace Protections for Pregnant Employees
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

Calif. A.G. Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
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

D.C. Energy & Environment Dept.: Notice of Public Comment Period - Draft Air Quality Permit 7352, District Logistics LLC
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following public notice: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 20 DCMR Sec. 210, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, is proposing to issue permit No. 7352 to District Logistics LLC to construct and operate a Sandvik QJ341 mobile jaw crusher, powered by an onboard 2016 Caterpillar C9.3 diesel-f  more

D.C. U.S. Attorney: Convicted Murderer Gets 23 Years in Prison for Memorial Day Killing in 2022 Near Dupont Circle
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: James Jackson, 30, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced today in Superior Court to 23 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Christian Monje, 29, of Fairfax, Virginia, in D.C.'s Dupont Circle neighborhood, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Jackson pleaded guilty, in February 2024  more

HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ TAKES ACTION TO DEFEND PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS
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

Justice Department Secures Agreement With Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Resolve Voting Rights Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city elections officials to resolve allegations that Pawtucket failed to provide Spanish-language assistance for voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act and did not allow qualified voters to cast provisional ballots in violation of the Help America Vote Act. The propose  more

Md. A.G. Brown Supports FTC Effort to Protect Car Buyers
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

Md. A.G. Brown Takes Action to Defend Protections for Pregnant, Postpartum Workers
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

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
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

New York City Mayor Adams, Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Other Mayors Renew Call for Work Authorization for Immigrants
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

Pa. A.G. Henry Takes Action to Defend Protections for Pregnant Workers
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

RIDE Awards $3.3 Million in Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Grant Funding for Extended Learning Programs
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 25 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced $3.3 million annually in five-year grant awards to 16 community-based organizations and local education agencies (LEAs) that provide high-quality after-school and summer learning programs for students. The award program is federally funded through  more

Wis.A.G. Kaul Takes Action to Defend Protections for Pregnant Workers
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