LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Pharmaceutical Res. & Manufacturers of Am. v. Stolfi in support of laws that increase drug price transparency. The amicus brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supports Oregon's defense of House Bill 4005, a law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1411) on July 19, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - June 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in June in 8 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-one states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreas  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: INDIO, Calif. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 31-year-old male Mexican citizen suspected of smuggling 450 pounds of methamphetamine. The total value of the drugs seized is estimated to be $540,000. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 450 pounds of liquid methamphetamine that was hidden in the fuel tanks of a tractor trailer. On July 8, at  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CBP officers at the Calexico Port Cargo Facility discovered narcotics concealed within the frame of a tractor trailer. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico Port Cargo Facility discovered 148.28 pounds of cocaine and 12.08 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within the frame of a tractor trailer. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday,   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Jiko Group, Inc., San Francisco, California Cease and Desist Order dated July 16, 2024 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here (https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/enforcementactions/search.aspx). For media inquiries, please email media@frb.gov or call 202-452-2955. * * * View Atta  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released an updated version of its Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow dataset, which now includes preliminary annual estimates for 2023. This newest version of the FAF (FAF 5.6.1) provides estimates of freight tonnage, value, and ton-miles/1 by origin-destination pair of FAF regions, commodity type  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Anne Hoskins, of San Luis Obispo, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Hoskins has been Senior Vice President of Policy and Market Development - Energy Technology at Generac Power Systems since 2022 and Advisor at Swift Solar since 2022. She was an Advisor at Brimstone f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * What you need to know: One of the flagship projects of California's efforts to build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient supply chain broke ground today at the Port of Long Beach. The new facility is expected to greatly expand the port's freight rail capacity while eliminating more than 5 million tons of pollution each year. * * * LONG BEACH - Members of the N  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following readout of meetings to boost clean manufacturing: * * * This week, the White House convened leaders from the industrial sector--including the U.S. cement, steel, and aluminum industries--alongside union and climate representatives, to advance the President's goal to make U.S. manufacturing the cleanest and most competitive in the world. President Biden's Investing in America agenda, including th  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention issued the following readout of a meeting of state offices of gun violence prevention: * * * On July 17, the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention convened over 30 state government officials from 16 states, including leaders from 12 state Offices of Gun Violence Prevention (OVPs). The convening brought together key violence prevention leaders to * Share strategies around gun violence prevention that have contribu  more