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

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the appointment of Sara Ben-David as the Acting Executive Director of the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC), which ensures the safety and integrity of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. Ben-David, a seasoned state government attorney with extensive experience in casino gaming and sports wagering as well as  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin submitted a comment letter on Monday to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the DEA's proposed rule that would reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, from Schedule I, which is reserved for highly addictive and dangerous substances like heroin, to Schedule III, in recognition of marijuana  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

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: The Attorney General's Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The multi-vehicle crash occurred following a police pursuit that began in Newark and ended in East Orange. The driver of one of the vehicles sustained fatal injuries. Two drivers from other civilian vehicles sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The  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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the City of New Haven selected by the EPA to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce  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 Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the general comp  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 25 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on July 24, 2024: Monday, July 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the innovative "Climate Pollution Reduction Grant" (CPRG) program, created under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act to invest in a cleaner and safer future. The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is proud to announce that the Clean Corridor Coalitio  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

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

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * New Jersey Residents will be Eligible to Use Free Tax Filing Option in Filing Year 2025 * * * Governor Phil Murphy and United States Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo today announced that, beginning in Filing Season 2025, New Jersey residents will be able to utilize Direct File to submit their federal tax returns. More than 1.3 million New Jerseyan  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

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Hadi Matar, 26, of Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned today in federal court in connection with attempting to provide material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization; engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; and providing material support to terrorists. "We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Mat  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

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Becomes First State to Survey Workers About Generative Artificial Intelligence, Results Will Inform Policy Recommendations to Governor * * * In a national first, New Jersey is consulting workers in the state about generative artificial intelligence. Given the technology's potential to transform the nature of work and the skills needed to succeed, the State of New Jerse  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, the New Jersey Department of Education (Department) adopted Fiscal Year 2024-2025 school district budgets for Jackson Township School District and Toms River Regional School District. In both cases, the Department has not made any reductions or reallocations from the tentative budgets submitted by the districts to their County Office of Education. The school dist  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

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 25 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is inviting public comment on New Jersey's 2024 Draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan. The proposed updated plan builds upon the initial ESSA State Plan, which received approval from the United States Department of Education (USED) in 2017. "We are pleased to present our latest iteration of proposed changes, which reflect  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 25 -- President Biden issued the following executive order on July 24, 2024: * * * Executive Order on Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen A dispute exists between the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and its Locomotive Engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The dispute has no  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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: New Jersey Becomes Next New State to Offer Free IRS Tax Filing Option in 2025 Under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that New Jersey is the next new state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided resources  more