JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 10 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing Arkansas will receive $804,965 as part of a settlement between Marriott International, Inc. and a coalition of 50 attorneys general for a large multi-year data breach: "With Cybersecurity Awareness Month in full swing, this settlement is yet another reminder how widespread data breaches are, a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Tong announced today that a coalition of 50 attorneys general, co-led by Connecticut, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will host a meeting to provide additional information on the new 1,200-foot lock at Lock and Dam 25. The meeting will be held at Winfield City Hall, 51 Harry's Way, Winfield, Missouri, Oct. 29, from 5-7 p.m. Formal presentations will occur at 5 p.m., after which project team members will be available to provide information,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, today has reached an agreement in principle with Marriott International Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multiyear data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. Under the proposed settlement, Marriott has agreed to strengthen its data security practices, provide   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a settlement with Marriott International, resolving a years-long investigation into a data breach of its guest reservation database. The Federal Trade Commission reached a separate settlement with Marriott. Marriott has agreed to strengthen its data security practices, offering its gue  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris administration over its new mandate that threatens a mass shutdown of nursing homes and senior care across the country. Federal law currently requires that nursing homes have a registered nurse on staff for eight hours a day, and then a nurse on call at all remaining times to respond to the needs of the residents. The ne  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Follows Co-led 50-state Investigation into Data Breach of More Than 130 Million Guest Records; Massachusetts to Receive $1.6 Million * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today a multistate settlement with Marriott International, Inc. following an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of the hotel's guest reservation d  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his office, along with a coalition of 49 other attorneys generals' offices, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. Along with a coalition of other states, Maryland co-led the inv  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that 43,401 pounds of invasive carp were removed from the Lamine River in September during their focused removal project. MDC, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks used nets and electrofishing from Sept. 9-12 and Sept. 23-26 on portions of the Lamine River between the Harriman Hill and De Bour  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Merchant Marine Wiper Elvis N. Spotts, 18, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 13, 2018. In February 1944, Spotts was a crew member of the SS Cape Isabel, part of a convoy of three ships including the USS Grayson and the SS Cape Fear. On Feb. 22, 1944, the ships   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that he obtained a judgment returning $131,022 to homeowners in Clay County after defendant Cory Richards failed to provide promised home repairs to homeowners. The Court also ordered Richards to pay more than $17,000 in civil penalties. "As Attorney General, I will always fight to protect Missouri consumers," s  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Fifteen more defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement officers seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie Delane Logan, Jr., 34, Daron Cortez K  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a drug-trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing a firearm. Serjio Diaz, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On April 9, 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, methamph  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A Republic, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing fentanyl to distribute and several firearms following two instances in which he fled from law enforcement officers. Tonikko Fewell, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 16 years in federal prison without parole. On April 22, 2024, Fewell pl  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 10 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states h  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hu  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Marriott Agrees to Strengthen Policies, New Jersey to Receive $1.3 Million View Complaint (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1009_Marriott-Complaint-as-filed.pdf) | View Consent Order (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1009_Marriott-Final-Consent-Judgment-as-filed.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today an  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Marriott Data Breach Affected Millions of New York Customers, Settlement Requires Hotel to Improve Data Security and Pay Penalties * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $52 million multistate settlement with Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) over a multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. A multistate investigat  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 10 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris Administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Projects Will Help Advance Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion Technologies * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $29 million for 12 research and development projects to fund two carbon management priorities--the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into environm  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that a coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, h  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. Under the settlement with the Attorneys General, Marriott has agreed to strengthening its data security practices   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 20-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against a new rule from the Biden-Harris administration's Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The rule, which dramatically expands staffing requirements for nursing homes, threatens to impose significant costs (hundreds of thousands of dollars) on states and force m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 7, 2024, at an event in the Vice President's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory marking one year since Hamas' terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. In a few moments, Doug and I will plant a tree here on the grounds of the Residence of the Vice President of the United States, and we dedicate this tree to the 1,200 innocent souls, in an act of pure evil on  more