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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 10 items )  

AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Six Enforcement Actions Against Property Owners, Management Companies for Alleged Disability Discrimination
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Housing Providers Failed to Properly Accommodate Emotional Support Animals for Housing Residents with Disabilities * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in six cases alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law A  more

AG Platkin and the New Jersey State Police Release Audit of ALPR Data
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan today announced the release of the 2023 Audit of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Data Collected and Utilized by New Jersey Law Enforcement. ALPRs represent a critical technology that bolsters law enforcement efforts. The information   more

AG's Office Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage, Radio Transmissions From Investigation Into Fatal Police-Involved Crash in Atco, N.J., on November 23, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: The Attorney General's Office today released footage from a police body-worn camera and audio of police radio communications relating to the November 23, 2023 death of a Camden County man after he was fatally struck by a police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford, New Jersey. The decedent was previously identified as Christofe "Christopher" Wita, 44, of Berlin,  more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

Contracts for July 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Laurel Technologies Partnership, doing business as DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is awarded a maximum $417,221,175 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development, integration, and production of hardware solutions. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (85.6%); t  more

First Lady Jill Biden Issues Remarks at Italian Sons & Daughters Dinner in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The White House issued the following remarks by First Lady Jill Biden at an Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Basil. I'm grateful for your leadership of this organization. And it was wonderful to see you and so many friends at the White House reception last year. The same feeling is here in this room tonight--the warmth that makes our community so special. And to Joe and Sharon, thank you for all of y  more

GSA and DOD Announce Plans for Major Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement for Federal Agencies in Several Mid-Atlantic and Midwest States and the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. These two parallel clean electricity procurements, slated for award later this year, would together constitute one of the federal government's largest-ever clean electricity  more

GSA and DOD Announce Plans for Major Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement for Federal Agencies in Several Mid-Atlantic and Midwest States and the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. These two parallel clean electricity procurements, slated for award later this year, would together constitute one of the federal government's largest-ever clean ele  more

GSA and DOD Announce Plans for Major Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement for Federal Agencies in Several Mid-Atlantic and Midwest States and the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. These two parallel clean electricity procurements, slated for award later this year, would together constitute one of the federal government's largest-ever clean electricity  more

Statement of N.Y. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams on the Convictions of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Two New Jersey Businessmen
NEW YORK, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Moments ago, a jury convicted Senator Robert Menendez of corruption offenses. This case has always been about shocking levels of corruption. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes, including gold, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz. This wasn't politics as usual; this was politics for profit. Because Senator Menendez has now been found gui  more