OAKLAND, California, June 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New Jersey Attorney General Mathew J. Platkin, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a multistate amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 Title IX Final Rule amidst several lawsuits filed by conservative states and groups seeking to undermine   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on May 31, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at an event entitled "Reimagining Justice at Justice: Supporting Communities as Co-Producers Of Public Safety": * * * I am honored to be part of this conversation today. I want to thank the Columbia Justice Lab and the Square One Project for convening us - and even more importantly, for their leadership and their willingness to boldly re-imagine safety  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited two campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on June 4, 2024 in New Jersey. As of May 31, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: - Kyle Jasey for Jersey (NJ-08) - Committee to Elect   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The 12 Federal Reserve Banks have released a series of chartbooks that can be used to analyze data from the 2023 Small Business Credit Survey by city, state, owner demographics, industry, size, and other characteristics. The 2024 Firms in Focus chartbooks includes 43 sets of charts that provide insights on how different types of small businesses performed in 2023, the challenges   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor obtains decision in Newark Liberty International Airport incident * * * A federal administrative law judge has affirmed safety violations against United Airlines related to a 2021 incident at Newark Liberty International Airport in which a 737's tire crushed a technician's foot as they worked with one of the company's towing crews  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 1 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is hosting the 2024 regional meeting of the Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) from June 2 to 5 in Freeport. DACF Commissioner and current NEASDA President Amanda Beal expressed enthusiasm about returning this influential agricultural conference to Maine, which last hosted it in 2  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 27, 2024, in Keansburg, Monmouth County, New Jersey. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately 1:07 p.m., officers from the Keansburg Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Seabreeze Way for a welfare check. Officers entered the residence and encountered a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the retirement of Judith A. Nason from the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC). As Executive Director, Nason played a critical leadership role in effectuating the NJRC's core mission to ensure the safety and integrity of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. "Judy Nason has been an exemplary public servant for ov  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: With the grand opening of the Union County Veterans Service Office, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that all New Jersey veterans and their families now have in-county access to a dedicated Veterans Service Office (VSO), which provide life-changing services through the state and federal government. This opening marks the fulfillment of the Governor's Fiscal Year 2024 promise to   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 1 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release dated May 29, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster who was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. While a jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder   more