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

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 4 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: * * * Schedules Modified For Better Connections Throughout The Northeast Corridor And Flights * * * Amtrak has increased Northeast Regional service at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after a review of its schedules to better align with customer demand across the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and airline travel schedules. This includes 33 additional weekly stops at the station t  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: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begin produc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 (TNSres) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New AI Platform Empowers State Employees to Leverage AI to Transform Government Services New Jersey Fulfills Nation-Leading AI Education Commitment with Training Course for State Government Workers * * * Building on his nation-leading AI training initiative for New Jersey's State workforce, Governor Phil Murphy announced the launch of the NJ AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-064) on May 8, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety to Manavi Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety (New Je  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: In an ongoing game of cosmic hide and seek, scientists have a new tool that may give them an edge. Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a computer program incorporating machine learning that could help identify blobs of plasma in outer space known as plasmoids. In a novel twist, the program has been  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 -- The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority issued the following news release: The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) announced the appointment of new leadership for Nashville International Airport(R) (BNA(R)) and John C. Tune Airport(R) (JWN(R)). "As Nashville, BNA, and JWN continue their remarkable growth trajectory, it's crucial we have a leadership team that reflects both established expertise and innovative thinking," said Doug Kreulen, presid  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Supports Partnerships with Local Child Care Providers and Head Start Programs * * * The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) continued the Murphy Administration's campaign toward universal preschool by announcing today the availability of $20 million to help school districts expand or establish new high-quality preschool programs in the  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Chris Bishop, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Across the vast and tyrannous distances of the Pacific, Air Mobility Command supported the 10th iteration of exercise Valiant Shield 24, a biennial joint and--for the first time--multinational field training exercise in the Indo-Pacific region, June 7-18, 2024. The exercise included nine wings from across AMC, each bringing different mission-se  more