SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a cruel, harmful, and ineffective practice that aims to change  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: To date the FAA has awarded over 25 airports with more than $465 million in grant funding for the replacement or upgrading of baggage handling systems. This unique funding program was made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and gives airports the opportunity to make improvements and modernize facilities for a more efficient passenger experienc  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the United States as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the West Region. If you're located in one of the six states movi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, joined by representatives from 58 agribusinesses and organizations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. While the trade mission takes place in Vietnam  more