BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Following Plaintiffs' Appeal, Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urges Court to Uphold a Cook County Ordinance Prohibiting Assault Weapons * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as a member of a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/090624_Viramontes_Multistate.pdf) with the U.S. Court of   more

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's 434th Air Refueling Wing issued the following news: By Doug Hays Grissom aircrews fueled the fight during an Air Force Special Operations Command Exercise July 2-Aug. 18, 2024. Emerald Warrior is a joint, combined exercise that provides realistic and relevant, high-end training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces, and international partners in the evolving strategic environment, shifting focus to growing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: YAKIMA, Wash. Produce company Monson Fruit Co. will pay $250,000 and provide injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's complaint, a Latina agricultural worker faced sexual harassment including repeated unwelcome advances and requests for sex from a manager in   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * AG James Co-Leads Coalition of 42 Attorneys General in Letter to Congress Supporting the Surgeon General's Recommendation for Warnings on Social Media Platforms * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging Congress to implement warning labels on social media platforms as called for by the United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 28-RC-342877) by Region 28 Director Cornele A. Overstreet: * * * AZTECH PLASTERING, LLC Employer and OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' & CEMENT MASONS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 797, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. SUMMARY On May 23, 2024, Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons' International Association, Local 797 (the Petitioner) filed a petition to represent certain employees, inc  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general to urge lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news wrap up: * * * 9 Sep 1954 (Tinker AFB/Mobility Directorate) In 1954, the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 700+-strong KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. And on this date in 1954, Tinker AFB sent its representatives to an Air Materiel Command phasing group meeting to discuss the anticipated delivery of its initial KC-135As, which would begin arriving in August 1956. These ear  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Funding will support rural and Tribal businesses, healthcare businesses, and advanced manufacturers in the clean energy sector. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development has been awarded more than $4 million to help small businesses in key sectors of the economy grow and hire through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 11 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Bipartisan coalition of 42 AGs support U.S. Surgeon General recommendation * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson urged Congress today to take action on a U.S. Surgeon General recommendation to require warning labels on social media platforms. Ferguson and a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders. The attorneys gener  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Sept. 9, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Okay. I have a couple things at the top. Please bear with me. So, on Saturday, a suspect shot and injured five individuals along Interstate 75 in Kentucky and is still at large. We're praying for those who were injured and  more