WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Mary Rowland of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order of final judgment against of Oregon and and imposing a judgment totaling $209,614,892. This order follows Judge Rowland's prior order granting summary judgment in favor of the CFTC on all counts of the CFTC's solicitation fraud  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BOTHELL, Wash. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Copperfield Fire burning in Klamath County, Oregon. The state of Oregon's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Sunday, September 1, 2024  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold a Florida law that prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. The AGO and the coalition filed the brief in Natio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Coalition of 20 Attorneys General File SCOTUS Brief in Support of FDA's Denial of Flavored Vape Products, Highlighting the Importance of Federal Action to Support States' Efforts to Address Youth Vaping * * * Amidst an ongoing nationwide youth vaping epidemic, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged with leaders and innovators at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University (OSU), focusing on the future of workforce development, the economic impact of public research universities, and NSF-supported research. In Fiscal Year 2023, NSF invested over $121 million in Oregon to advance research, innovation and education. At the Unive  more