LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 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 for F  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 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1475) on July 24, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1 state on the last business day of May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates and total separations rates both increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, hi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A Ventura County physician who worked for two Pasadena hospices pleaded guilty today to defrauding Medicare out of more than $3 million by billing the public health insurance program for medically unnecessary hospice services. Dr. Victor Contreras, 68, of Santa Paula, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud. According to his plea a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY KBR Wyle Services LLC, Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $153,606,550 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for certified and qualified operational contractor support services aircrew to support mission essential testing and evaluation of all manned air vehicles under the operational responsibility of the Naval Test Wing A  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 Energy issued the following news on July 24, 2024: * * * Projects Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Support the Expansion of a Modernized Electric Grid, Accelerate State and Local Permitting, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Build Up Community Infrastructure * * * In a continued effort to expedite the build out of a resilient and reliable electric grid, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 20 projects across 16 sta  more

MONTEREY, California, July 25 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Andrew Gibbons saw a need for a more thorough training in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) skills for incoming Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) project officers and decided to leverage his time in the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Emergence Program in pursuit of that goal. The result was Gibbons' Emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Genuine Virgin Aloe Corp. dba Triderma: * * * To: Ms. Gloria J. Vanderlaan, Chief Executive Officer, Genuine Virgin Aloe Corp dba Triderma, 1395 N. Manassero Street, Anaheim, CA 92807, United States Dear Ms. Vanderlaan: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your drug manufacturing facility, Genuine Virgin Aloe Corp, dba Triderma, FEI 3008  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Designing stronger, harder microprocessors; creating more effective fuel injectors for naval platforms; incorporating machine learning and artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing. These are just some of the innovative research areas discussed during academic presentations at the recent Distinguished Fellows Symposium held at the O  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 20 bipartisan governors joined in urging Congress to pass the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (HR 7906). The legislation would strengthen the ability of Tribes to collect child support by providing them another tool to do so. The letter was written to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Tamara Chambers, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Chambers holds several positions at LA General Medical Center, including Chief Medical Director of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 2012, Associate Program Director of t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * What you need to know: The California National Guard supported the seizure of over 8 million fentanyl pills in the first six months of 2024, including over 1 million illegal pills in June alone. * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the California National Guard's (Cal Guard) Counterdrug Task Force helped seize 1,068,219 fentanyl pills and 423 pounds of fen  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Fannie Mae issued the following commentary: By Rachel Zimmerman, Market Research Advisor, National Housing Survey Lead; and Lauren Hoffman, Lead Associate, Single-Family Strategy When analyzing housing affordability, economists and industry observers closely track changes in top-line measures like home prices, rents, and mortgage rates. However, there are many other housing-related costs that, individually and in aggregate, meaningfully impact affordability for both home  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization were charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the United States from Mexico, mostly aboard personal watercraft via the Pacific Ocean. Nine of the 19 are in custody. A grand jury returned an indictment against 14 members of the organization, and a complaint was filed against an additional five. "The Justice Depa  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Admera Health LLC (Admera) has agreed to pay the United States $5,389,648 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying commissions to third party independent contractor marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Admera will pay an additional $147,851 to individual states for claims paid to Admera by state Medicaid programs. Admera is a New Jersey-b  more

ALBANY, New York, July 25 -- The office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript of the governor's remarks on July 24, 2024, on MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. A rush transcript is available below: Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC: Joining us now, Democratic Governor of New York Kathy Hochul. Governor, thank you very much for joining us tonight. Can you take us to  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PNNL research team to support technology analysis of hydrogen's role in the Pacific Northwest energy landscape * * * RICHLAND, Wash.--The Pacific Northwest is set to begin work building out a clean hydrogen economy with today's announcement of a Phase 1 funding award from the Department of Energy. The $27.5 million award to the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PN  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * A new PNNL-developed resource sizzles with information for selecting and installing an energy-efficient technology to meet household hot water needs Tim Ledbetter, PNNL (https://www.pnnl.gov/people/tim-ledbetter) * * * Efficient heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) desire nothing more than a warm reception in America's homes, but sometimes they end up on the o  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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PUBLIC NOTICE SACRAMENTO, Calif. The Bureau of Reclamation today announces continued public negotiation sessions with the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority for an Operations Agreement and Cost Share Agreement for the B.F. Sisk Dam and Reservoir Expansion Project, located on the west side of California's Central Valley near Los Banos. Reclamation and SLDMWA are partner  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Fulton County Superior Court released an order (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Txn5DHlGDeIdTlgt7uN6vEfIh3yYiTNl/view?usp=sharing) once again denying the plaintiff-prosecutors' request to enjoin the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission. Senator John F. Kennedy (R-Macon) and Senator Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) are calling on the three district attorneys challenging the Pro  more