LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 17, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the UnidosUS Annual Conference: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. I want to first start off by thanking Daniel Ortega for that most gracious introduction. And I also want to thank UnidosUS. I want to thank you for your leadership, your advocacy and for the invitation to be with you today. As mentioned, my name is Kristen Clar  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth (owner of Express Scripts) and CVS as well as nearly two dozen affiliated entities for unfairly and deceptively driving up prescription drug prices in Vermont. Pharmacy benefit managers (sometimes referred to as "PBMs") are the "middlemen" who negotiate contracts with pharmaceut  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein fought to increase drug price transparency for patients by urging the Court to uphold state laws that require pharmaceutical manufacturers to report information about new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. "Prescription drug prices can be astronomical," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That means North Carol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/PhRMA%20v.%20S  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- 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

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of six recipients across Region 2 that together will receive approximately $20,463,059 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built infrastructure accou  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * BOSTON (JULY 16, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of four recipients working in New England that will receive more than $18 million in grants to support efforts in reporting and reducing   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following wrap up on July 16, 2024: Francis Scott Key Bridge News and Updates At approximately 1:30 a.m. ET on March 26, 2024, a cargo ship leaving the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, MD struck the (I-695) Francis Scott Key Bridge. This caused a collapse of the bridge. Please continue to check this page regularly for related updates affecting commercial motor vehicles, includin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 18 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, in conjunction with the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, today announced that the state's Research & Monitoring Initiative (RMI) is issuing a request for proposals that will make $4.75 million available for research projects focused on furthering ecologically respo  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a couple of things at the top. Then I'll get right to your questions. Yesterday Secretary Austin welcomed Singapore Minister of Defense Ng to the Pentagon for a bilateral meeting, during which they reaffirmed the longstanding defense partnership between the United States and Singapore. The two leaders discussed opportunities to expand bilateral  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: MAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a couple of things at the top. Then I'll get right to your questions. Yesterday Secretary Austin welcomed Singapore Minister of Defense Ng to the Pentagon for a bilateral meeting, during which they reaffirmed the longstanding defense partnership between the United States and Singapore. The two leaders discussed opportunities to expand bilateral force p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on July 16, 2024: * * * "Today's verdict finding Senator Bob Menendez guilty on 16 counts demonstrates that the Senator broke the law, violated the trust of his constituents, and betrayed his oath of office. It also shows that in America, everyone - no matter how powerful - is accountable to our laws. "Senator Menendez received a fair trial and due process of law as he was entitled to under our Cons  more