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

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following institute update: It is estimated that one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. These conditions can range in severity and lead to disability. "But hidden within those statistics are the striking disparities that exist in the prevalence, course, and burden of mental illnesses," said Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National I  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

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 15 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced Tina Talim as his selection to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department XIV. Talim, who currently serves as the Team Chief of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Unit in the Clark County District Attorney's Office, immigrated to the United States from India as a young child. Talim is the first South Asian person to hold a judicial position   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Ryan Endean, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Director of Communications at the California Department of Water Resources. Endean has been Acting Deputy Director of Communications at the California Department of Water Resources since 2024 and has served in several roles there since 2018, including Assist  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 1939 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) - Pupil attendance: county and local school attendance review boards: pupil consultation. * AB 2232 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) - Accessibility to emergency information and services: emergency shelters: persons with p  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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jeremy Scheier to serve as the superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site in Independence, California, starting July 14, 2024. Scheier most recently served as the administrative officer at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. He was previously the administrative officer at Kenai Fjords Nationa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), led by DOE's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, announces the release of detailed report that presents key guidelines for measuring methane emissions from marginally producing oil and natural gas wells. The guidelines were developed to assist the 14 states awarded funding under Funding Opportu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 17 Kansas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced reven  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today announced the opening of its Disaster Loan Outreach Center to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred April 25 - 27  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 15 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following statement in response to Governor Scott's veto of H.121, An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy and the age-appropriate design code: "I am extremely disappointed in the Governor's decision to veto H.121. The process to arrive at this bill took years of public forums, research, broad and various testimony, and c  more