HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Common Sense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by New York in support of common sense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting commonsense state and federal laws that keep communities safe. The brief, filed in U.S. v. Steven Perez, argues that federal laws to prevent people from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their home state are necessary to protect public safety, reduce violent crime, and suppo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of firearms to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside the state in which they reside, except   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of   more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Dina M. Christiansen to the 13th Judicial District Court. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Charles M. Hobbs and is effective October 2, 2024. Ms. Christiansen is a District Court Magistrate in the 8th Judicial District, a position she has held since 2019. Previously, she was a Sole Practitioner at The Christian  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the following letter on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-1000 Dear Secretary Granholm: In recent years, several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facilities have assessed the use of large lithium-ion batteries for applications ranging from heavy vehicles to emergency power backup systems  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2024 24-Month Study, which determines the operating tiers for the coordinated operation of Lake Powell and Lake Mead for 2025. Based on projections in the study, Lake Powell will operate in a Mid-Elevation Release Tier in water year 2025 and Lake Mead will operate in a Level 1 Shortage   more