OAKLAND, California, June 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) cease-and-desist order against Intuit, maker of TurboTax. The FTC found that Intuit deceptively advertised supposedly "free" tax-filing products and ordered Intuit to cease all deceptive activity and make disclosures to cure the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a brief in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bans Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In the brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the coalition of 22 attorneys general argue that the United States Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising free tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for many consumers. In a brief (ht  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Argues Intuit's Marketing of TurboTax Harmed Millions of Consumers * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when i  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: A Hawaiian Gardens man was found guilty by a jury today of selling purported black tar heroin that in fact was fentanyl to an 18-year-old victim who later ingested it and suffered a fatal overdose from the powerful synthetic opioid. Gregory Hevener, 47, was found guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and one cou  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Andrew Laughlin, 47, of Tahoe City, pleaded guilty today to one count of smuggling goods into the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Laughlin acted as a "middleman" in an international amphibian smuggling ring. In a conversation with an undercover agent, Laughlin admitted that he parti  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Brad Smith, Space Systems Command Public Affairs In remarks to the Los Angeles chapter of the Air & Space Forces Association, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, said SSC's focus on acquiring and delivering resilient war fighting capabilities to protect the nation's strategic advantage in, from, and to space, is nearly impossible without the relentless dedication of its workforce, a  more

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks at the SelectUSA investment summit: * * * Thank you all and good morning. Thanks to our colleagues at the Commerce Department, the International Trade Administration, and SelectUSA: for attracting over $130 billion in foreign direct investment over the last three-and-a-half years, directly supporting more than 100,000 American jobs; for invit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, by President and CEO Mary C. Daly at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California: * * * Watch the video: https://www.frbsf.org/news-and-media/events/2024/06/mary-c-daly-remarks-commonwealth-club-2024/ * * * Remarks as prepared for delivery. Introduction Thank you, Alex for that kind introduction. And thank you to the Commonwealth Club World Affairs   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 25 (TNSres) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released the following statement on new economic reports [active link not provided by source] that show Florida's economy outpacing the nation as indicated by the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. The states GDP grew by 21.9 percent from the first quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 202  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Two years ago today, the extreme conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion care in this country by overturning Roe v. Wade. Following the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, conservative states across the U.S. passed crushing abortion bans and Republican leaders began working to eliminate access to oth  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the G  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: A project funded by a $24 million high-speed Internet grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) broke ground in Reno, Nevada today. Under the Biden-Harris Administration's Internet for All Initiative, the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program is inv  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs). The results were presented on June 16 at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation meeting in Japan by Edgar Marrufo Villalpando  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat should get plenty of opportunities in his latest role to apply the engineering knowledge and experience he has amassed over the course of his Air Force career. Sabat assumed command of the of Arnold Engineering Development Complex 716th Test Squadron during a Change of Command ceremony June 18, 2024, at Arnold Air Force Base, headqua  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs In a historic first, students from the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, May 20. Previous classes have coordinated with commercial space providers to acquire satellite imagery to support multi-domain testing, dictating desired imagery and pass schedules, albeit with  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 25 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release: The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * Texas Again Named Best Business Climate In The Nation * * * Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being recognized the Best Business Climate in the nation for the second year in a row by Business Facilities magazine in their 20th Annual Rankings Report. "Texas continues to lead the nation as the Best Business Climate," said Governor Abbott. "When businesses succeed,   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear fusion -- when two nuclei combine to form a new nucleus, thereby releasing energy -- may be the clean, reliable, limitless power source of the future. But first, scientists must learn how to control its production. Building on decades of prior research, scientists have developed sophisticated techniques to improve the confinement of superhot plasma within t  more