LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to reverse a mistaken decision by an appeals court overturning the ghost g  more

NEW YORK, July 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the court to reverse a decision by an appeals court overturning this commo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that overtur  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 4 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Suprem  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * View Amicus Brief (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-0703_23-852tsacTheDistrictOfColumbia.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of a federal government rule that closes a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule regulating ghost guns--untraceabl  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations. "Ghost guns are guns. They exist for one reason--to evade background checks and law enforcement. The ATF rule is fully lawful and necessary to protect public safety. But we need to be clear-eyed abou  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective uni  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective universitie  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested an Ecuadorian fugitive wanted in his home country to face charges of raping of a minor and invasion of privacy. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the Ecuadorian noncitizen June 12 near his residence in Northampton, Massachusetts. "This Ecuadorian fugitive is facing some very serious ch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * The Energy Transformation Advisory Board will include utilities, fossil fuel workers, business groups, technology providers and innovators, and environmental justice advocates, among others * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the formation of the Energy Transformation Advisory Board to advise and guide the state   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * Others Face Due Dates Later This Summer * * * The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individuals and businesses in parts of Alaska, Maine and Rhode Island that their 2023 federal income tax returns and tax payments are due on Monday, July 15, 2024. The IRS normally provides relief, including postponing various tax filing and payment deadlines, fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: An Easton man was charged yesterday in a superseding indictment for allegedly using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative. Bill Dessaps, 47, was charged in a superseding indictment with a second count of wire fraud conspiracy. Dessaps was previously indicted in January 2024 on one coun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The President of a freight forwarding company has been indicted for allegedly smuggling goods from the United States into Russia without a license. Kirill Gordei, 34, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States; one count of smuggling goods from the United States; and one count of export of a spectrometer  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * In Response to Massachusetts' Behavioral Health and Opioid Crises, Hospitals and HMOs Report Increased Investment in Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Education Programs * * * The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that in fiscal year 2023, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration and MBTA General Manager Eng secure contracts with all 28 unions in record time. * * * The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has reached a landmark achievement by successfully negotiating agreements with all 28 of its affiliated labor unions, representing 16 collective bargaining agreements. This accomplishment, the first of its kind   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up the Collins & Aikman Plant (former) Superfund Site and will hold a public meeting and public hearing to update the community on proposed remediation plan and to accept comments. EPA's proposed plan summarizes risks posed by contamination at the site and presents and evaluation of cleanup options. EPA also identifi  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Delivering on President Biden's Unity Agenda priority to address the overdose epidemic and strengthen public health and public safety, five new states join strong bipartisan effort to provide high-quality, affordable health care for people transitioning from incarceration * * * Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul G  more