SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes 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 reached a paralle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS The Biden-Harris administration today announced the sale of 20 acres of public lands for just $100 per acre for the construction of critically needed affordable housing projects in Southern Nevada. Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and Director of the Las Vegas Field Office of HUD Adrienne Babbit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/) (uscg.mil) Nickna  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: In a motion filed late Thursday, Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general urge a federal judge in Washington state to strike unnecessary and severe restrictions imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the abortion medication mifepristone. The attorneys general argue that the FDA is well aware of decades of data conclusive  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on Oct. 10, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at Mobile World Congress: * * * I'm so thrilled to be with you here in Las Vegas for the 2024 Mobile World Congress. This conference brings together some of the brightest minds in the communications and technology sector to discuss the pressing challenges of today and opportunities of tomorrow. That's vital because I believe we're at an inflection p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following Advisory Opinion (No. AO-2024-14) on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * To: Jacquelyn K. Lopez, Esq., Jonathan A. Peterson, Esq., Emma R. Anspach, Esq., Elias Law Group LLP, 250 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20001 Dear Counsel: We are responding to the advisory opinion request you submitted on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ("DSCC") and Rosen for Nevada, regarding the application of the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On October 8 and 10, the Commission met in executive session. On October 10, the Commission held an open meeting. * * * Advisory Opinions Opinions Issued Advisory Opinion 2024-09 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-09/) (Nanette Barragan and Barragan for Congress) On October 10, the Commission approved an advisory opinion concluding that Con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Oct. 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 258,000, an increase of 33,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 225,000. This is the highest level for initial claims since August 5, 2023 when it was 258,000. The 4-wee  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel 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,  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: * * * Oregon co-leads 18-state coalition suing FDA * * * Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging a federal judge in Spokane, Washington to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unnecessary and unlawful, and to order the federal agency to remove these barriers to the drug's access. Attorney General Rosenblum is co-leading the mul  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: The California Senate advanced Governor Gavin Newsom's special session proposal to prevent gasoline price spikes. The Senate passage of ABx2-1 -- authored by Assemblymembers Gregg Hart and Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Senator Nancy Skinner -- follows the Assembly advancing the measure last week. The bill allows the state to require oil refiners to maintain a minimum inventory of  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 12 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release: * * * Washington leads coalition of 18 AGs to force FDA to open up access to abortion drug * * * SPOKANE -- Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging a federal judge in Spokane to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's severe restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unlawful, and order the federal agency to go back to the drawing board on regulating the drug. F  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul 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 reache  more