LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing Arkansas will receive $12,716,700.92 as its share of a nationwide $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over its marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products: "This settlement arose from allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers abou  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: There Are Now 21 States and One Tribal Nation Selected to Receive Flood Mitigation Funding Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that Arkansas and Massachusetts are each eligible for up to $20 million in funding to reduce flood risks and Texas is eligible for up to another $40 million. The funding is available through the fiscal year 2023 Swift   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and 42 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, Connecticut will receive $9,273,125.22. This settlement is pending judicial approval. "Johnson & Joh  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and 42 other state attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing practices for baby powder and body powder products containing talc. "District residents and customers nationwide deserve the truth about products they're purchasing, especially  more

DOVER, Delaware, June 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading 42 other attorneys general in a multistate action to secure $700 million nationwide from Johnson & Johnson. The action resolves allegations related to Johnson & Johnson's marketing of former baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. This action addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in a  more

AMES, Iowa, June 12 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program at its meeting today. The Program documents investments in Iowa's multimodal transportation system covering aviation, public transit, railroads, trails, and highways. The program is posted on the Iowa DOT's website https://iowadot.gov/program_management/Five-Year-Program. The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of 43 attorneys general, today announced a nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to resolve allegations the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some talcum powder products, including baby powder and body powder. "Consumers rely on accura  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 11 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 10, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement regarding her defense of Iowa's immigration enforcement law at a federal district court: "Since Biden refuses to enforce our immigration laws, Iowa is doing the job for him." "Biden's open borders have not only caused record illegal immigration, but they have opened the door for drug cartels, human   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 12 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today made the case in a federal court of appeals to defend Iowa's parental-rights and age-appropriate-books law. The law keeps sexually explicit books out of schools and inappropriate lessons out of schools' curriculums. Attorney General Bird released the following statement: "Inappropriate books do not belong in the hands of school childre  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 11 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Summer heat is arriving just in time  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison. Alan Sanchez, age 32, from San Jacinto, California, received the prison term after an October 23, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that Sanc  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A woman who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison. Brandy Herman, age 48, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a November 7, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. Eviden  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A woman who sent controlled substances into a jail was sentenced on June 10, 2024, to 71 months in federal prison. Brookelyn Marie Lindquist, age 42, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 11, 2024 guilty plea to one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Lindquist sent multiple packages to another individual in jail. That indivi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 12 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron Frey and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safet  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement, via a proposed consent judgment filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's talc-containing baby powder and body powder products. Massachuse  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/June/JJ-Consent-Judgment.pdf?rev=480f8ddbb25641348a2c3d0688  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 11 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed a motion late last Friday asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay implementation of EPA's new MA  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced that they reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products. As part of that settlement, New Jersey will receive just o  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act w  more

NEW YORK, June 12 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general today secured $700 million from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for deceptively marketing and selling baby powder and body powder products that contained dangerous talcum powder. New York will receive $44 million from the consent judgment with J&J. For years, J&J targeted beauty salons and churches in   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The settlement addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in the lawsuit addresses allegations that the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Talc is a naturally occurring mineral alleged in numerous other lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced over $290 million in Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funds has been awarded for nearly 25,000 designated Texas teachers during the 2023-24 school year. These educators make up some of Texas' best, and they work to improve student growth and success in their classrooms. 481 school systems participated in the program during the 2023-24 sch  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. The consent judgmen  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in West Virginia v. EPA in a suit to set aside EPA's Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category. The Petition for Review, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, was led by West Virginia and Georgia. Contrary to statute, the rule is n  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont will receive $3.1 million over the next four years from Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc, which often contained asbestos. Today's settlement is the result of a four-year, multistate investigation involvi  more