BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today's ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to uphold access to mifepristone, a historically safe, effective and FDA-approved form of medication abortion. "I commend the Supreme Court fo  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief to the Court (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiorari.pdf), AG Nessel and the   more

OAKLAND, California, June 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 13, 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 the Northern District of Alabama in support of the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 Title IX Final Rule amidst several lawsuits filed by Republican sta  more

OAKLAND, California, June 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 12, 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 the Western District of Louisiana in support of the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 Title IX Final Rule amidst several lawsuits filed by Republican st  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Attorney General Stein filed this brief with a bipartisan coalition of 32 Attorneys General to help protect consumers by assuring that all states can regulate PBMs. "Too many prescription drugs are simply too expensiv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston's Public Facilities Commission has tentatively designated the second set of development teams to create approximately 70 homeownership opportunities on 15 City-owned parcels in Dorchester and Mattapan as the second phase of the Welcome Home, Boston initiative (https://www.boston.gov/housing/welcome-home-boston) begins. "Welcome Home, B  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and UMass Boston (UMB) today announced an inaugural scholarship to a graduate of the BCLA/McCormack, to be renamed the Ruth Batson Academy. The new scholarship - the Robert and Ruth Starratt Endowed Scholarship - is UMass Boston's largest endowed scholarship fund. It underscores the deep partnership among the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools,  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, June 13 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Five colleges and universities have committed to simplifying transfer for students who earn associate degrees in the Community College System of New Hampshire and want to pursue a bachelor's degree program at a four-year institution in New Hampshire. Colby-Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University, Keene State College, New England College and Plymouth State University have joined  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on June 12, 2024: * * * Participants From Municipalities, Tribes, and Community-Based Organizations Will Convene for Six Months To Learn From Each Other and Experts About Agrivoltaics, Residential Energy Efficiency Programs, and Electrifying Municipal Fleets * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new round of leaders from 45 entities that will  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including New Hampshire, who will receive $194,000 i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Connecticut, who will receive $206,000 in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Rhode Island, who will receive $210,000 in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Maine, who will receive $254,000 in grant   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Massachusetts, who will receive $254,000 i  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, June 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches. "Every summer Americans flock to oceanside and Great Lakes   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FRAMINGHAM, MA - To support Massachusetts residents who have applied for disaster assistance for the storms and flooding that took place Sept. 11-13, 2023, FEMA specialists are following up with some of the applicants by phone. FEMA may need to contact applicants for any one of the following reasons: to help registrants complete their application; verify inf  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced that it is delivering more than $13 million for 14 projects to support local transportation infrastructure and other needs. The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment and are matching funds for projects and initiatives eligible for federal discretionary grants offered by the U.S. Department of Transpo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced details of the new nine-month length of stay policy for the state's Emergency Assistance Family Shelter System (EA). The policy was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor at the end of April. EA is for families with children or pregnant women experiencing homelessness. Last year, Governor Healey annou  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 13 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, with a coalition of 42 other attorneys general, today announced a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson ("J&J"). The settlement resolves allegations of deceptive marketing practices related to J&J's talc-based baby powder and body powder products. J&J has sold these products for more than a century. While this lawsuit targeted  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) and the City of Phoenix (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Department finds that: * PhxPD uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force and other types of force. * PhxPD and the City unla  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office ("AGO"), along with the attorneys general of Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has led a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general advocating for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to reduce barriers to HUD-assisted housing for people with criminal records. This week, the coalition sent a comment l  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a $10,875 penalty against licensed asbestos contractor Pasquazzi Bros, Inc. of Cranston, R.I. for a violation of asbestos regulations during renovation work at the former Primavera Junior/Senior High School in Bellingham, Mass. MassDEP discovered the violation during an unannounced inspection at  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts decreased by 10 percent in 2023 - the largest single-year decline since 2009-2010 - according to preliminary data (https://www.mass.gov/doc/opioid-related-overdose-deaths-among-ma-residents-june-2024-0/download) released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). There were 2,125 confirmed and estimated op  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A former nurse was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for adulteration of fentanyl at a local hospital. Caroline Sheehan, 39, of Lowell, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to three years of probation and ordered not to pursue employment that requires a registered nurse license or permits access to prescription narcotics.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed an $11,607 penalty against Ohio-based Russell T. Bundy Associates, Inc., doing business as Pan Glo New England (Pan Glo), for violating air pollution, hazardous waste, and toxic use reduction regulations at its facility on Goddard Memorial Drive in Worcester. Pan Glo is an industrial provider of   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general in reaching a landmark $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed the safety and purity of its baby and body powder products containing talc. As part of the investigation and resulting settlement, which is pending approval by a judge, John  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and how it's connected to Earth's atmosphere. The three concepts propose how to enact the DYNAMIC (Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling) mission, which was recommended by the 2013 Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics. The DYNAMIC mission is designed to study how ch  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 13 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that he 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. As part of this settlement, which is pending judicial approval, Nevada will receive $6,131,236.22. "This case sho  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tanner Uffelman, age 29, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 13, 2024, to time served (approximately 13 months' imprisonment) by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to United States Attorne  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a letter sent this week 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 was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Reyes, on behalf of the Utah Division of Consumer Protection and with 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. As part of the settlement, Utah will receive $7,540,013 over four years, for approximately $1.88 million each  more