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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on July 24, 2024: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A measure to give greater autonomy to fire protection districts, while promoting government transparency, authored by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D- Arlington Heights, was signed into law last week. "When first responders don't have the tools they need to do their jobs, it puts this community at risk," Canty said. "Hampering fire fighters with senseless regulati  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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Stat  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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on July 24, 2024: BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A pair of initiatives led by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and the Illinois Secretary of State were signed into law Friday, strengthening the state's move over "Scott's Law" zones and bringing increased scrutiny to catalytic converter transactions in order to reduce their theft. "Residents are rightfully frustrated by catalytic converter thieves looking to make a q  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer's visit to the Federal Correctional Institution in Thomson, Illinois: * * * On July 23, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Thomson, a low security Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) facility for male inmates with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp, located in Thomson, Illinois. The Pardon Attorney and her   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice Joy V. Cunningham of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a standing Judicial Selection Committee (Committee). The Committee has been formed for the purpose of assessing the qualifications of those who apply for appointment to vacancies in the Supreme Court's First District - Cook County. Under the Illinois Constitution, judicial vacancies on the Circuit and Appellate  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Viscofan USA Inc. faces $197K in fines for 9 repeat, serious, other violations * * * DANVILLE, IL -- The U.S. subsidiary of one of the world's leading maker of meat casings - with a history of dozens of serious violations since 2015 - could have prevented employees at its Danville facility from suffering severe injuries twice in the same week in January 202  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: GURNEE, Ill. - Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable healthcare coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable. "Without exception, every person in our community deserves reliable access to essential medications, potentially lifesaving checkups with their doctors and necessary medical proced  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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 25 -- The Nashville International Airport issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Popular rotating art exhibit features acrylic paintings and quilts * * * The Summer installment of the "Flying Solo" series at Nashville International Airport(R) (BNA(R)) is now open and features the incredible artwork of Wesley Howe, Meemi J.L', Jessica Lewis, Michelle O'Patick-Ollis, Bob Rahmanian "Neurowaxx", Kelly Spell, and various students in an initiative spon  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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on July 24, 2024: AURORA, Ill. - State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, secured legal protections for non- profits who receive menstrual products for distribution to underserved communities with a new measure that was signed into law last week. "Menstrual hygiene products are a basic need that all too often goes unmet-especially in underserved communities. People doing the good work of meeting that need d  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Zirconium combined with silicon nitride enhances the conversion of propane -- present in natural gas -- needed to create in-demand plastic, polypropylene Scientists found that zirconium, when combined with silicon nitride, enhances the catalytic conversion of propane into propylene in a way that's faster and uses less energy than more traditional means.   more