LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 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 are not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general arg  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on June 26, 2024: * * * Scientists Introduce an Online Tool for Water Managers * * * Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southwest Climate Hub and California Climate Hub have developed a browsable map-based tool that addresses water scarcity in the U.S. Southwest. The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA) consolidates over 200 case stud  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on June 26, 2024: To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established a host list for regulated articles for the Queensland fruit fly (QFF), Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt). The berries, fruits, nuts, or vegetables of these hosts are regulated articles. QFF i  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on June 26, 2024: APHIS updated the Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map (2.42 MB) to include the following changes: * Expanded the European Cherry Fruit Fly Quarantine to include all of Cayuga County, New York * Expanded the European Cherry Fruit Fly Quarantine to include all of Genese County, New York * Removed the Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Sacra  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined 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 most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue tha  more

OAKLAND, California, June 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * New law prevents information regarding reproductive healthcare from being shared out-of-state * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent letters to eight major pharmacy chains (CVS Health, Walgreen Company, Cigna, Optum Rx, Walmart Stores, The Kroger Company, Rite Aid Corporation, and Amazon Pharmacy), as well as five health data companies (Airtable, Jot  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 27 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul joined 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 most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue that the Un  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed another set of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country this month to defend Title IX's protections of students from sex-based discrimination and harassment in education. Attorney General Platkin, the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), and their state partners are seeking t  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-06-020) on June 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of Energy Savings Assistance and California Alternate Rates for Energy Programs and Budgets for 2021-2026 Program Years. (U39M.) And Related Matters. DECISION GRANTING COM  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A South Bay man who provided lifestyle and personal development coaching to students in public schools through a non-profit he founded was arrested today on an indictment alleging he and his accomplices fraudulently applied for millions of dollars in COVID-19 jobless benefits, including by using stolen identities. Reginald Foster Jr., 37, o  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Taaj Services US LLC, one of the nation's fastest-growing money transmitting businesses, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that it failed to report financial transactions involving more than $10,000 in U.S. currency as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. As part of the plea agreement, Taaj Services admitted that it was never   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. T-17825) on June 25, 2024: * * * Approval of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Allocations for California Advanced Services Fund SUMMARY This Resolution approves Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 budget allocations for six California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) accounts, including the Broadband Adoption Account (Adoption), Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account (C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Children's Hospital Association (CCHA) today announced an agreement to expand health care for children in the state. The agreement will provide additional funding for the Department of Health Care Services to support California children's hospitals now and in the future. This funding will help support medical care for critically ill children and those f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an agreement to enhance the state's ability to prepare for and potentially prevent the next pandemic by integrating the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine into the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) and broadening its scope to include technologies relevant to pandemic prevention. Precision med  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Federal agencies are recognized for advancing the sustainability and climate resilience of the U.S. Government in ways that cut energy costs, reduce emissions, and grow our economy * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards. The Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards recognize federal  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Cargo bicycles Hazard: The frames of the recalled cargo bicycles can crack and can bend and break, posing a fall hazard to the rider. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: June 20, 2024 Units: About 300 (In addition, about 445 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: Babboe toll-free at 833-220-7867 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, email at service.us@babboe.com, or o  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Theefun Kids Gardening Tools Sets Hazard: The brown handle strings contain levels of phthalates that exceed the federal phthalate ban. Phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: June 20, 2024 Units: About 500 Consumer Contact: Thousandshores via email at support@theefun.com, or online at https://ww  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on June 25, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Miniverse Make It Mini Sets with Liquid Resins Hazard: The recalled Make It Mini sets contain resins that, when liquid, can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched, or ingested by children or adults. The resins contain acrylates (hydroxyethylmethacrylate "HEMA" and isobornyl acrylate "IBOA") in amounts prohibited in  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on June 26, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The White House yesterday recognized several Defense Department initiatives for advancing President Biden's goals for building sustainability and climate resilience across the federal government. The White House Council on Environmental Quality awarded the Presidential Federal Sustainability Award to Edwards Air Force Base in California and Tyndall Air Force Base in Flor  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, by Secretary Miguel Cardona at the First Seal of Biliteracy Summit: * * * First, let me give a huge thanks to our incredible team - Montserrat Garibay, and the staff of our Office of English Language Acquisition, and Dr. Melissa Castillo, Senior Advisor to me on Multilingualism - not only for bringing us together at this summit, but for all you do every day to advance multilingualism and supp  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) released its 2024 annual report today with a total of 12 recommendations - three to Congress and nine to the IRS. Among the recommendations to the IRS, the committee recommended enabling application programming interface access to taxpayer information, removing bar  more

BERKELEY, California, June 27 -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic normalized remote work and turned Zoom into a global juggernaut, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) employees have been telecommuting. Back in January 1997, when Joseph Metzger joined ESnet, 60% of ESnet employees were already doing so one to three days a week from the dedicated "teleworking center" in Livermore, Calif  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Vape Royalty: * * * To: Vape Royalty, 1809 West Frankford Road, Carrollton, TX 75007, United States, sales@vaperoyalty.com WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://vaperoyalty.com and determined that electronic nicotine delivery system (END  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Grant awards nearly double in second year of first-of-its-kind Nevada Targeted Fund that will create over 600 new units of affordable housing * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $9.4 million in affordable housing grants to Nevada-based housing developers through its Affordabl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jill Barnes, of Culver City, has been appointed Assistant Director and Superintendent of the California Specialized Training Institute at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Barnes has been Administrator of Emergency Management at the Los Angeles Unified School District Office of Emergency M  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation including the legislative version of the 2024 state budget, with the Legislature expected to vote later today on legislation reflecting the final budget agreement. The Governor announced signing the following bills: * AB 107 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) - Budget Act of 2024. * AB 661 by Assemblymember Joe Patterso  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors -- Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and theoretical neuroscience, laying the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Federal Investigation Found Housekeeping Company Restricted Employees from Speaking Spanish * * * Healthcare Services Group, Inc., which provides housekeeping and other services to healthcare facilities and employees 35,000 employees in 48 states, agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to an employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, members of his family, and trust entities Low established (collectively, the "Low Parties") that resolves two civil forfeiture cases. The department previously brought the cases against assets that it alleges were acquired by Low and his family using funds allegedly embezzled f  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: An indictment was unsealed in the District of North Dakota today charging a federal inmate and eight co-conspirators with international methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl trafficking. According to court documents, since January 2022, Jesus Amurahaby Celestin-Ortega, also known as Flaco, 26, allegedly engaged in drug-related and money laundering conspiracies, and a continuing criminal en  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists used powerful modeling software to find patterns in the continuous seismic waveforms during a series of stick-slip, magnitude-5 earthquakes * * * A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory used machine learning -- an application of artificial intelligence -- to detect the hidden signals that precede an earthquake. The findings at the Kilauea volcano in Hawa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A Lawrence woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to separate fraudulent schemes that targeted banks and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Luz Paulino, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy, one count of bank fraud, two counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. United States D  more

FARGO, North Dakota, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that nine defendants have been indicted in the District of North Dakota for drug trafficking and money laundering crimes after a year-long, multi-agency, transnational investigation. The following defendants have been indicted in the case: Jesus Amurahaby Celestin-Ortega, 26, Florence, Colorado Charges: Conspiracy t  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A California man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for attempting to transport over 2 kilograms of heroin by train from Bernalillo County to North Carolina. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on February 26, 2021, Mario A. Serna was apprehended as a passenger on a train, where he was found in pos  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- NASA issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help "grow" homes using fungi for future explorers. A team of researchers at NASA Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley will receive new funding under the NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to propel their habitat research. The Phase   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The State of California today honored nine Caltrans employees by presenting them with the Governor's State Employee Medal of Valor, the highest honor California bestows on its public servants. The awards are given annually to state employees for acts of heroism to save lives or protect state property. "We are extremely proud of these nine Caltrans workers who coura  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Joe Danielewicz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's History Office regularly produces work that connects current acquisition professionals to that of their predecessors. Many of the summaries can be found in weekly dispatches posted online. Continuing to expand on historic events and how they can relate to today's   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The White House issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Jane Harman, to be a Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Arthur J. Gonzalez, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico * Betty A. Rosa, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico * Luis Ubinas, to be a Mem  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 14 Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Oklahoma 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 eco  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Iowa businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzmanannounced. The declaration covers Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux counties as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line wind  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Ramping up efforts to continue tackling illicit fentanyl in the state, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the seizure of an estimated nearly 7 million pills containing fentanyl statewide, including at ports of entry along the southern border, since January 2024. Through the California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force, which helps local and federal partners take dea  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1305) entitled "Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, California": * * * On April 12, 2024, Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA) filed an application (Application) under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10903 for third-party, or "adverse," abandonment of an approximately 40-mile rail line owned by Mendocino Railway (MR) that ext  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, at a campaign event at the University of Maryland: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kate Cox! (Applause.) Isn't she extraordinary? And what good news. Just extraordinary, Kate. As I said to you and your husband backstage, you really have been so courageous and such a leader in this movement. You know, I -- I shared with Kate that -- and please have a seat if -- if there are chairs. (Laught  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks via teleconference at a press call announcing an action on housing: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, and greetings to everyone. So, every American deserves affordable housing. Yet, in communities across our nation, the cost of housing is just too high. Part of the reason for the high cost of housing is a lack of supply. In many communities, there's simply not enough affordable housing available and signific  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at Unite Here's constitutional convention held at New York Hilton Midtown: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. Good morning, UNITE HERE. (Applause.) Good morning. Oh, it's good to be in the house of labor. Good morning. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: And you know I love you. Can we please hear it for Elena? (Applause.) What an extraordinary leader. I -- you   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Vice President Harris Announces First-of-Its-Kind Funding to Lower Housing Costs by Reducing Barriers to Building More Homes * * * The $85 million in PRO Housing funds announced today will empower communities nationwide to lower housing costs and boost housing supply through locally-led planning, infrastructure, development, and preservation activities in 21 communities. * * * Today, Vice President H  more