LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 15 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following weekly briefing (Vol. 6, Issue 23) on June 14, 2024: This week, standing with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other law enforcement partners, we announced the rescue of 10 human trafficking victims and a new statewide strike team. The Florida Human Trafficking Strike Team is another way we are fighting back against transnational criminal organizations exploiting Biden's open border to brin  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 15 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Attorney General Taylor today announced a lawsuit against RV rental company Alaska Motor Home and its registered owners Peter and Cole Harkovitch. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants engaged in deceptive practices such as charging $2,500 damage deposits before consumers had picked up their RV, charging consumers taxes they did not owe, and forging a consumer's signature on r  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced the latest round of awards under the CalCompetes program, bringing the program's total job creation commitments to 159,000 and resulting in over $50 billion in private investment in the state through nearly 1,200 awards over the past ten years. "CalCompetes' success over the past decade is a p  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed suit against the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) over a new rule that would force agricultural employers to allow temporary foreign-migrant workers to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. "President Biden is using his Department of Labor to burden American farmers, and we're fighting back," said Carr. "At a time when every indu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 15 -- The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued the following news release: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) highlight funding from the Focus on Florida's Future 2024-2025 budget, which Governor DeSantis signed this week, during a press conference in Tampa. This budget includes allocations for advancing the motorist services program and modernization effo  more

DOVER, Delaware, June 15 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A Florida appellate court has upheld AG Kathy Jennings' authority to continue advocating for funding for Nemours Children's Hospital. "The consequences of this case could be a game changer for kids in Delaware," said AG Jennings. "Anyone whose child has received care at Nemours Hospital understands how exceptional they are. That's the hallmark of A.I. duPont's legacy, and it  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- NASA issued the following news release: Media are invited in late July to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will see the arrival and unloading of the 212-foot-tall SLS core stage at the center's turn basin before it is transported to the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. The stage wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center), the National Gallery's world-renowned research institute, announced today its 2024-2025 academic year appointments, including Mary Beard, award-winning author and professor emerita of the ancient world at University of Cambridge, as Kress-Beinecke Professor. These 37 appointees will research topics that traverse the globe, from 20  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, June 15 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, South Florida Water Management District (District) Chairman Chauncey Goss released the following statement regarding the signing of the state budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 by Governor Ron DeSantis: "Governor Ron DeSantis continues leading the way to protect Florida's natural resources and advance Everglades restoration projects. Since 2019 when Gove  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 14 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Today, due to expected high seas, the temporary pier will be removed from its anchored position in Gaza and towed back to Ashdod, Israel. The safety of our service members is a top priority and temporarily relocating the pier will prevent structural damage caused by the heightened sea state. The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to e  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 14 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Approximately 2,500 metric tons (5.5 million pounds) have been delivered through the maritime corridor since the temporary pier was re-anchored to the beach in Gaza, June 7. Since May 17, over 3,500 metric tons (7.7 million pounds) have been delivered through the maritime corridor for onward delivery by humanitarian organizations. U.S. Central Command also conducted a humanita  more