HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States involving presidential immunity. "Today, the Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's absurd claim of absolute immunity from all criminal prosecution. It affirmed that presidents can be prosecuted for crimes committed in their private capac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated a $254,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $9.75 million in grants, announced in June, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for beaches. S  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) totaling $289 million to 129 airports across 40 states, improving the safety and efficiency of air travel. The projects are funded under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's AIG program, part of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-632) on July 1, 2024: * * * To: Gerald Parks c/o Dennis P. Corbett, Esq., Michael Lazarus, Esq., Ashley Brydone-Jack, Esq., Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1011, Washington, DC 20036, dcorbett@tlp.law In re: Gerald Parks, DWEKC(AM), Williamsburg, Kentucky Dear Applicant: We have before us the Petition for Further Reconsideration  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more