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

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

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Shelby, Story and Union counties to provide one-on-one help to Iowans affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring: Union County Emergency Management705 E. Taylor St.Creston, IA 50801Open 1-7 p.m. June 138 a.m.-7 p.m. June 14-16Story County Admin Building900 6th St.Nevada, IA 50201Open 1-7 p.m. Jun  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

BOISE, Idaho, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the outcomes in two separate East Idaho cases in which three defendants were sentenced to federal prison for trafficking controlled substances. "Curtailing fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking is a top priority for us in Eastern Idaho and throughout the state," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "I am thankful to our law enforcement partners who i  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 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01632; D.D.C. filed June 3, 2024) involving Zhou Min Ni and Jian Ming "Jonathan" Ni, CPA: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Former Executives of HF Foods Group * * * On June 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against Zhou Min Ni and Jian Ming (Jonathan) Ni, former executives of Nevada-based restaurant food distribution company HF Fo  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

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

BROOKLYN, New York, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Today, in federal court in Central Islip, Klaus Pflugbeil, a resident of the People's Republic of China (the PRC or China) and a Canadian and German national, pleaded guilty to conspiring to send trade secrets that belonged to a leading U.S.-based electric vehicle company (Victim Company-1). Pflugbeil and his co-defendant, Yilong Shao, who remains at large, are   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 14 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo and fitness icon Jake (Body by Jake) Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils (NFGFC), announced the three Nevada schools that were selected to each receive a state-of-the-art $100,000 DON'T QUIT! Fitness Center. The multi-million dollar DON'T QUIT! Campaign has named Sedway Middle School in North Las Vegas, Gunderson  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

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a proposed clean energy project at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), which NNSA selected under the Department's Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative. The initiative aims to increase clean energy production by making DOE land available for carbon-free energy projects. The Cleanup t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Department of the Navy (DON) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have successfully collaborated to expand the unencumbered service area of a critical swath of shared mid-band spectrum. Modifications to the aggrega  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. -- Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today announced a $142 million investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance drought resilience and boost water supplies across the country, as part of the Investing in America agenda. The selected projects are expected to provide about 40,000 acre-feet of annual recycled water, enough to support more   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. -- Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today announced a $142 million investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance drought resilience and boost water supplies across the country, as part of the Investing in America agenda. The selected projects are expected to provide about 40,000 acre-feet of annual recycled water,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Arkansas following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 24 - 27, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Busines  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

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa, 355th Wing A U.S. Geological Survey field team conducted field work in support of NASA's ER-2 High-Altitude Science Aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 11, 2024. The team, comprised of a geophysicist and physical scientist, analyzed hyperspectral imaging for the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and for s  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