LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in 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://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Worth%20  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP). Power Up feat  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The innovative multi-day energy storage project wins substantial Federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of New England states' regional grant application to strengthen and modernize the regional electric grid * * * Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 7 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) began its 2024-2025 academic year with the introduction of a new course, Perspectives on Modern War (PMW), combining the theoretical analysis of war with development of practical solutions for current and future global security challenges, Aug. 6. PMW was announced as part of NWC's convocation ceremony welcoming more than 462 students from all six branches of the U.S. armed servic  more