WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 9, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the announcement of charges against the leaders of a transnational terrorist group: * * * I'm Matt Olsen, and I am the Assistant Attorney General for National Security. For the National Security Division protecting Americans from terrorism and violent extremist threats is at the core of our mission. Every day, NSD's Counterterrorism Secti  more

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-279) on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC d/b/a AT&T Texas (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Inte  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- First Lady Tammy Murphy issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Continued collaboration will increase access to and improve pediatric and maternal healthcare by exchanging best practices and life science and pharmaceutical innovations. * * * Toronto, Ontario -- Choose New Jersey, New Jersey's leading nonprofit business attraction organization, as part of its Governor-led mission to Canada, today announced that New Jersey First Lady Tammy Mur  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Toronto, Ontario -- Choose New Jersey, New Jersey's leading nonprofit business attraction organization, as part of its Governor-led mission to Canada, today facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), an Ontario not-for-profit corporation, and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The MOU establishes a partne  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2024: TORONTO (September 8, 2024) - Governor Phil Murphy hosted a reception today to honor the seven productions filmed in New Jersey that are premiering at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The productions include Americano, Millers in Marriage, Presence, Relay, Riff Raff, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and The Room Next Door. The filming of  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2024: Toronto, Ontario -- Choose New Jersey, New Jersey's leading nonprofit business attraction organization, as part of its Governor-led economic mission to Canada, today facilitated a sister state Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State of New Jersey and the Province of Ontario. The MOU is a renewed commitment between New Jersey and Ontario, built upon a 2005 MOU signed   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Toronto, Ontario -- Choose New Jersey, New Jersey's leading nonprofit business attraction organization, during the Governor-led Mission to Canada, and alongside RxSource, a global leader in clinical trial services, today announced the creation of assembly, packaging, and distribution jobs at the company's new distribution facility in West Deptford as it continues its major U.S. e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho -- leaders of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group -- were charged with a 15-count indictment for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Humber and Allis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-civ-12316; D. Mass filed Sept. 10, 2024) involving Dishant Gupta: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New Jersey resident Dishant Gupta with insider trading ahead of an announcement that Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Gupta's employer, had agreed to acquire Epizyme, Inc. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of M  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that they have filed a lawsuit against a North Jersey truck driving school for failing to properly classify its driving instructors as employees. The State's complaint, filed in Superior Court against Jersey Tra  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Acting Gov. Tahesha Way, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Acting Governor Way today signed legislation explicitly prohibiting discriminatory practices in real estate appraisals and requiring real estate appraisers to complete anti-bias training. The new law takes a critical step forward in combating home appraisal discrimination, a form of bias that significantly contributes to the racial wealth gap in New Jersey. The law update  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

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Teamsters Local Union No. 469 Pension Plan (Teamsters Local 469 Plan). The plan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America's Scientific Workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, and quantum. These a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following remarks: * * * United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today delivered remarks at the 41st Grand Lodge Convention of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). In her remarks, Ambassador Tai affirmed the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to a worker-centered trade policy that empowers unions and grows the middle class. Ambassador Tai also emphasized the need for trade  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