JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Force officials selected 6,914 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 35,328 eligible for a selection rate of 19.57 percent in the 24E6 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities. Senior raters will be granted access to the select lists via the Virtual Enlisted Promotion Release (EPROM) application on  more

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

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Sacramento District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is the recipient of the National Academy of Construction's 2024 Recognition of Special Achievement Award for their work on the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project at Isabella Lake. "The NAC is thrilled to select the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project for our third annual Recognition of Special Achievement Awar  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Army recently expanded the reimbursement policy and fellowship program for military spouses to promote career continuity, financial stability, professional fulfillment, talent retention and support overall military readiness. The Army enhanced the reimbursement program for business costs and relicensing fees due to relocation for spouses and incr  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

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Los Indios International Bridge intercepted a load of mixed narcotics which included alleged cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and Alprazolam valued at approximately $1,610,767 hidden within a 2006 Ford. "Our officers' experience and keen enforcement efforts led t  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: EAGLE PASS, Texas--U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized four weapons, seven magazines, 700 rounds of ammunition in a single outbound enforcement action. "This outbound enforcement action illustrates CBP's ongoing commitment to our priority border security mission and helping to keep our   more

MONTEREY, California, June 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Growing up in Romania under the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Dr. Florina Cristiana Matei learned firsthand what it was like to live in a surveillance state where intelligence services acted as what she called the "chief prop of the regime--always watching, and serving a small group of people" on behalf of the state instead of the broader societ  more

SALEM, Oregon, June 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: * * * Oregon to Receive $15 Million * * * Today, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 42 other attorneys general announced they 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. As its share of the settlement, (which is pending judicial approval), O  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

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * KDE Equine LLC did not pay workers overtime at Churchill Downs, Keeneland * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring one of the nation's most successful thoroughbred horse trainers to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found the employer's illegal pay practices denied 163 grooms and  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department issued a new policy this month to cover costs associated with the shipment of breast milk during permanent change of station moves. Under the new policy, which was published in the Joint Travel Regulations, the department will reimburse up to $1,000 of expenses for service members who are breastfeeding children up to 12 mo  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 24-547) on June 10, 2024: * * * By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),/1 announces that the charter commenced for the ninth Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC IX or Council) on March 26, 2024. CSRIC IX's  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Some days 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh wears her Air Force uniform, and other days she dons sash and crown as Miss America 2024. One day, Marsh will reach for combat boots, and the next she'll grab heels, but, most often, Marsh laces up a pair of well-worn sneakers. As an active duty officer, Marsh works out daily to maintain the Air Force's physical fitnes  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

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class James Salellas, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center Functional Assignment Managers visited Goodfellow Air Force Base on June 5. The HQ AFPC FAM actively engaged with Goodfellow personnel, offering valuable career insights and perspectives. During their visit, the AFPC FAMs also learned about the significanc  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 coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  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

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring, "all persons held as slaves" within rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free." However, it took 2 1/2 years for the word to reach Texas, the last bastion of Confederate power. It wasn't until June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ann  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced it has charged more than 500 defendants under the new criminal provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Congress enacted, and the President signed in June 2022. The Act is the first standalone federal statute specifically designed to target the unlawful trafficking and straw-purchasing of firearms. "Criminals rely on illegal gun traffickers and straw  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Justice Department filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas today seeking to bar a Fort Worth, Texas-area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The complaint alleges that Ruben Gonzalez and his employees prepared over 14,000 federal income tax returns from 2021-2023 through a sole proprietorship named "Sin Barre  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following fact sheet on June 11, 2024: * * * Initiative to Combat Transnational Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks Marks Third Anniversary Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in June 2021 in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strengthen the Justice Department's efforts to combat prolific and dangerous human smuggling and trafficking emanating fro  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Two Texas men, both of whom were convicted at trial, were sentenced today to 45 months in prison for attempting to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA and conspiracy to commit money laundering based on their attempt to transact in sanctioned petroleum and launder the proceeds. According to court documents, Zhenyu "Bill" Wang, 43, a   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

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Yesterday afternoon, in federal court in Houston, Texas, Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios, also known as "Grenas de Stoners" and "Oso de Stoners," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as "MS-13," was ordered to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York where he, together with 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, are charge  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A new course has been added to the catalog of courses taught at the Medical Education and Training Campus, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The transfer of functions and assets for the Dental Laboratory Technician, Maxillofacial (MAXILLO) course - to include the administrative move of personnel, equipment, support func  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

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57153) involving South Texas Nuclear Plant: * * * Facility: South Texas Region: 4 State: TX Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Billy Herzog HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 05/30/2024 Notification Time: 17:43 [ET] Event Date: 05/30/2024 Event Time: 12:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 06/07/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26  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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zhenyu ("Bill") Wang, 43, of Dallas, Texas, and Daniel Ray Lane, 42, of McKinney, Texas, who were convicted at trial in November 2023, were sentenced to prison today by United States District Judge Harvey Bartle III on charges of attempting to violate the International Emergency Economic Powe  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Three recent Navy graduates of the Medical Education and Training Campus Preventive Medicine Technician course acted as role players in the Entomology block of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course May 10. Petty Officers 3rd Class Alexander Mincey, Rickey York, and Noah Ziepke, all currently ass  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

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Departments of Homeland Security and Justice Expand Joint Task Force Alpha to Colombia and Panama to Combat Human Smuggling in the Darien; Justice Department Transmits New Legislative Proposal; and State Department Announces $8M Rewards Offer Today, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Joint Base San Antonio has moved into Stage 4 water restrictions. The water restrictions are progressive in nature, which means that ALL the restrictions from Stage Normal, 1, 2 and 3 plus the Stage 4 restriction are in effect. The attached fact sheet covers just the restrictions, while the attached Critical Period Management Plan covers the regulato  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

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a major victory against the Biden Administration's Department of Education ("DOE"), stopping its attempt to rewrite Title IX to force Texas schools to adopt radical "transgender" policies in violation of state and federal law. In June 2023, Attorney General Paxton sued (https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/texas-launches-lawsuit-ag  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of state attorneys general have sued the Biden Administration's Department of Labor ("DOL") over a new regulation that aims to override longstanding federal law and give foreign nationals working in American agriculture more rights than American citizens. In April 2024, DOL issued a new rule that would specifically allow foreign nationals working in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas and Montana have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration for adopting a new rule that forces states to pay for "gender transition" procedures through their Medicaid programs and requires healthcare providers to perform these procedures even when doing so would violate state law. In May 2024, the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced his inaugural appointments to the new Fifteenth Court of Appeals, which was created last year to have exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over appeals involving disputes brought by or against the State and its officers and challenges to the constitutionality of a state statute. It will also have exclusive jurisdiction to review judgments from Texas' business cou  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 (TNSfact) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following fact sheet: * * * Initiative to Combat Transnational Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks Marks Third Anniversary Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in June 2021 in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strengthen the Justice Department's efforts to combat prolific and dangerous human smuggling and   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas announced "Operation Texas Kill Switch," a statewide initiative targeting illegal machinegun conversion devices, commonly known as "switches." At simultaneous press conferences throughout the state, U.S. Attorneys Damien M. Diggs, Leigha Simonton, Alamdar Hamdani, and Jaime Espa  more

MCALLEN, Texas, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 68-year-old resident of Guadalajara, Mexico, has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition on a vehicle roof rack, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jose De Jesus Pena Dieguez pleaded guilty March 27. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Dieguez to serve 24 months in federal prison to  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following readout of the Joint Task Force Alpha's third anniversary meeting: * * * Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the third anniversary of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), the highly successful national effort to investigate and prosecute human smuggling at the southern border, by convening senior leaders of the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and State to dis  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: U.S. Attorneys for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas announced "Operation Texas Kill Switch," a statewide initiative targeting illegal machinegun conversion devices, colloquially known as "switches." At simultaneous press conferences throughout the state, U.S. Attorneys Alamdar S. Hamdani, Leigha Simonton, Damien Diggs and Jaime Esparza,   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-IE-R013) on June 3, 2024, entitled "A Comprehensive Strategy Is Needed to Address the Significant Backlog of Adjustment Source Documentation Inventory." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Evaluation At times business and individual taxpayers require the IRS to adjust their tax accounts. When a tax adjustment is made on a business or individua  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you considering having children? If you're trying to get pregnant, but haven't been able to, you may have questions about how TRICARE can help. "If you're struggling to conceive, it's important to find out what might be causing you or your partner to struggle with infertility," said Elan Green, chief of the Medical Benefits and Reimbursement Branch of the TRICARE Health Plan at the Defense Health Agency. "T  more

KINGS POINT, New York, June 11 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is proud to announce its valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2024 graduating class, both of whom have demonstrated exceptional academic prowess during their Kings Point careers. Midshipman Zachary Makram Almadani, a Marine Engineering Systems Major and Kings Point Scholar*, with a GPA of 3.902 from Colorado Springs  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of the Joint Task Force Alpha's third anniversary meeting on June 11, 2024: * * * Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security Expand Joint Task Force Alpha to Colombia and Panama to Combat Human Smuggling in the Darien; Justice Department Transmits New Legislative Proposal; and State Department Announces $8M Rewards Offer * * * Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the third anniversary   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

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma's authority to regulate abusive pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma's request to review a decision from the U.S. Court  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