HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry has reached a settlement with Walk's Service Center Inc., and its owner, Bradley Karch, over the State College-based company's private ticketing practices. In 2020, the Office of Attorney General sued Walk's for engaging in deceptive and unfair business practices by issuing private parking "tickets" in State College that look similar to government parking  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a lawsuit against Brothers All Around Service, LLC and its owner, John McDonald, alleging that the Allegheny County home improvement company used illegal contracts and failed to complete jobs or provide refunds. The Office of Attorney General recently filed suit following complaints from several consumers who paid Brothers large upfront sums for  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is applauding Judge Kelley Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for rejecting a challenge yesterday to block the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements. Nessel, who previously joined a multistate coalition supporting the FTC rule, praised the decision in April to implement a natio  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Griffin: '[Y]et again a federal court has stopped the Biden-Harris administration from going around Congress' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation  more

ALBANY, New York, July 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Cameo Failed to Ensure Videos Promoting Products were Properly Labeled as Paid Endorsements * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a bipartisan, 30-state settlement with the owner of Cameo, Baron App Inc., for failing to ensure consumers knew that videos promoting products were paid endorsements. Under the settlement agreement, Cameo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a 30-state settlement with Baron App, Inc., doing business as Cameo. The settlement resolves investigations into Cameo's failure to comply with consumer protection laws and FTC Endorsement Guides. The states allege that Cameo failed to provide appropriate disclosures to consumers purchasing personalized video business messag  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Baron App Inc. (Cameo) resolving an investigation into Cameo's violation of consumer protection laws by not providing appropriate disclosures to consumers who purchased video business messages using the popular personalized video service. As part of the agreed settlement announced by a bipartisan coalition of 30 a  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Zach Shapiro, MyCG Writer Coast Guard Art Program artist Ken Stetz is the winner of the 2024 George Gray Award for artistic excellence. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based artist was recognized at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP)'s annual art acceptance ceremony on July 11, 2024, at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. This best in show award is the Coast Guard's highest honor for ar  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * US Tank Painting faces $485K in penalties after employee suffers severe injuries in Bayville * * * BAYVILLE, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a New Jersey water tower painting company for three willful and 19 serious violations after finding the contractor failed to provide or install required safety equipment that would have prevented an employe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro made higher education a priority again in Pennsylvania, and now the Commonwealth is making the first significant progress on higher education in three decades. 2024-25 budget establishes a new State Board of Higher Education, provides more support for public universities, and invests in making a college education more affordable for Pennsylvania st  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Following the Governor's visit to Neville Island, elected officials and community leaders praised the Shapiro Administration for securing the second largest federal grant in Pennsylvania's history, strengthening the Commonwealth's place as a national energy leader and positioning Pennsylvania to be at the forefront on industrial decarbonization. * * * Earlier this  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sens. Dan Laughlin (R-49) and Cris Dush (R-25) today introduced legislation to update existing "safe harbor laws" to address the gaps in the current statute regarding the protection and support of minors who have been victims of sexual exploitation. "We need to change how the law treats children who have been sexually exploited and implement provisions that seek to reverse the long-term   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute more than two kilograms of cocaine in Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Orlando Ayala, 30, of Westampton, New Jersey, pleade  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following remarks on July 24, 2024, by National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard at an event at the Roosevelt Institute on bolstering placed-based economic development: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you to the Roosevelt Institute and particularly Felicia Wong for hosting this important discussion on how we can work together to lift up communities across the country. The Biden-Harris Administration's placed-based investment strategy, alon  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: The Republican chairman of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee, Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), issued the following statement on the resignation of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein: "It has been an honor to work alongside Dr. Greenstein during his tenure as chancellor of our state system of higher education. The challenges the system f  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A resident of McKeesport, PA, a resident of Monroeville, PA, a resident of Penn Hills, PA, and a resident of Murrysville, PA have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms laws, and federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The eight-count Indictme  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 23, 2024, United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley sentenced Rodney Wilcox, age 56, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to 151 months' imprisonment to be followed by three years on supervised release for distribution of cocaine and fentanyl. Accor  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Two residents of New Castle, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Kevin Tulla Torres, age 28, pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to distribute cocaine. Luis Rivera Otero, age 37, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine. T  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Peter Williams was convicted of cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Williams, age 57 of Northfield, Ohio, pled guilty before United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. He pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base on January 5, 2021. Judge Conti scheduled s  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrell Watson, age 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for two drug trafficking offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Watson previously pled g  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, 42, of Reading, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., to 540 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, a $4,500 fine, and an $800 special assessment for shooting at and attempting to kill thre  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Quintana, age 51, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 117 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerar  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Gabriel Rivera-Otero, a/k/a "Carlos Vasquez," a/k/a "Gustavo," 39, of Philadelphia, PA, and Angel Reyes-Valdez, a/k/a "Abel Anton Alberto Nunez," 48, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, were convicted at trial of possession with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and main  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order creating a Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between the New Jersey Transit Rail and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The appointment of the Board is required under the Railway Labor Act because a party to the dispute has requested a Board. The Presidential Emergency Board will provide a structu  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander/CEO, has appointed Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., to be the next commander of CAP's Northeast Region. Ridley, Connecticut Wing commander from 2017-2021 and the Northeast Region chief of staff the past three years, will assume command Oct. 26 during the Joint Northeast Region/New York Wing Conference in Lake George, New York. H  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: Growing up, Becky Heaps didn't always know what she wanted to be, but she knew what she didn't. At a young age, she knew she wanted to make a difference in people's lives. Her parents' careers in education and medicine didn't appeal to her. Her father, John, who sadly passed away last summer, had a long career with the Cecil County Board of Education, serving as a teacher, vice pri  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on July 23, 2024: Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne) today announced he has been appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Task Force on Agent Orange and Other Toxins in the House of Representatives by Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster). The task force was created earlier this year with the unanimous adoption of a bipartisan House resolution of which Watro was a co-sponsor. The task force will be   more