WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter at the announcement of a lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing markets across the live concert industry: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Attorney General Garland and Deputy Attorney General Monaco. The live music industry in America is broken because Live Nation-Ticketmaster abuses its illegal monopoly. Today, the United States and 30   more

OAKLAND, California, May 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 27, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Grover Beach, California on May 25, 2024. The OIS incident involving the Grover Beach Police Department resulted in the death of one individu  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. G22-CG-ISD) on April 30, 2024, by Robert L. Santos entitled "Individual State Descriptions: 2022 Census of Governments." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction A census of governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 161. This 2022 Census, like censuses taken since 1957, covers three topics: government organization, public employment, and government finances. The "Ind  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 28 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on May 27, 2024: * * * John Curran: Pritzker's budget prioritizes non-citizens over Illinois taxpayers Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement on the Senate passage of the FY 25 Budget: "A budget is a list of priorities, and this budget passed by the Democratic Majority prioritizes newly arrived non-citizens over the taxpayers we were elected to repr  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release: Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced over $276 million in new funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. The HIDTA Program supports federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States.  more