SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of a Minnesota law setting the minimum age at 21 for securing a permit to carry a handgun in public. The case, Worth v. Jacobson, is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; a three-judge panel of that court affirmed the district court's d  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edf  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edfde851a95e/fileAsset/Worth%20Amicus%20-%20File.pdf),  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Today, the Department of Commerce announces the appointment of new and returning members to the Pacific and North Pacific regional fishery management councils. Earlier this summer the Secretary of Commerce announced the appointment of 22 members to the other six regional fishery management councils. Council members represent diverse groups, including commercial and recreational fishing industr  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: This year, the esteemed 2024 General Curtis LeMay trophy was awarded to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Wilson, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit specialist section chief, who achieved the highest score at the National Trophy Individual Pistol Tournament held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The recipient of this award is the top-scoring Air Force competitor (active, reserve, or National Guard) in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: For the first time since EDA designated 31 Tech Hubs as places with the capacity and potential to become globally competitive in critical technologies in October 2023, leadership from the Hubs came from all across the country to gather in for the Innovative Capital Summit on July 22-23, 2024. The summit, organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Economic Deve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the city of Independence, Oregon, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation in the region. This grant will support the renovation and expansion of the city's wastewater treatment plant, increasi  more