OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * SEATTLE -- Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after a federal court rejected Meta's attempt to dismiss his lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly harming youth mental health. "Meta can't get off the hook that easily. This ruling brings us one step closer to accountability. Meta and its top executives disregarded their own rese  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general, successfully blocked an attempt by Meta to dismiss the coalition's lawsuit against the company for its part in harming children's mental health and for allowing young children on its platforms in violation of federal law. In October 2023, Attorney General Bonta co-led a biparti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: California's battery storage capacity has expanded rapidly, increasing by 3,012 megawatts (MW) in just six months to reach a total of 13,391 MW. This growth marks a 30% increase since April 2024, underscoring the state's swift progress in building out clean energy infrastructure, especially during a summer marked by record-breaking heat. Within the past five years, Californi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), led by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), continues its work to tamp down on organized retail theft operations statewide. This year, the task force has conducted 621 investigations statewide leading to 1,123 arrests and recovered 269,992 stolen items valued at $8.1 million. "  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted a $3.5 million federal investment to improve access to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and enhance a key Southern California water source that provides Los Angeles County with one-third of its water supply. Federal, state, tribal and local partners celebrated the announcement today, which will support trash removal projects,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP-2024-25) on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "A Decade of Change: Health Insurance Coverage of Working-Age Adults by State in 2013, 2019, 2023." The paper was written by Kelly Holder, Caitlin Carter and Douglas Conway. Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Introduction Signing up for health insurance coverage is often a complex process and requires the applicant to meet specific eligibility criteria. Some employers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Alfred Louie Inc.: * * * To: Mr. Michael Louie, President, Mr. Gordon Louie, Secretary, Alfred Louie, Inc., 4501 Shepard St., Bakersfield, CA 93313, United States Dear Messrs. Louie: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your sprouting operation and noodle manufacturing facility, located at 4501 Shepard St., Bakersfield, CA 93  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 16 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * 84 nonprofit organizations to each receive up to $100,000 in grants in the AHEAD Program's 20th year * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced today that it has awarded $7.3 million in economic development grants under the Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate. The terms of the GTOs are effective beginning October 16, 2024, and endi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5922): * * * UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE U.S. MARINE CORPS MAGTFTC/MCAGCC/MCCS TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA (Agency) and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2018 (Union) 0 AR 5922 * * * DECISION October 11, 2024 Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Anne Wagner, Members I. Statement of the Case Arbitrator Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior, the California Natural Resource Agency and other stakeholders today broke ground on the latest phase of the Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project funded in part through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The groundbreaking took place on the shores of the Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake where the Bureau of Reclamation is investing $250  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior, the California Natural Resource Agency and other stakeholders today broke ground on the latest phase of the Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project funded in part through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The groundbreaking took place on the shores of the Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake where the Bureau of Reclama  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: More than 60,000 projects are moving forward with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with construction employment at all time high since data collection started in 1939 Secretary Buttigieg to attend groundbreaking today for the Long Bridge Expansion project, part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program that is expected to create more than 36,000 jobs Video caption: The Brightline   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Defendant Diverted Income from His Clothing Business and Dealt in Cash to Evade Taxes * * * A California man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for evading more than $1 million of individual and corporate income taxes owed to the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board. According to court documents and statements made in court, Haim Jerry Kohen owned and operated a business that bought and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-12588-AK; D. Mass. filed Oct. 9, 2024) involving Vy Pham: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against Vy Pham, a resident of California, for engaging in schemes to manipulate the markets for two crypto assets, "Saitama Inu" and "Robo Inu," being offered and sold as securities to retail investors. As alleged, the schemes were intended to induce inve  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: SAN DIEGO--The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time. Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship's MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) while off the coa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story on Oct. 15, 2024: SAN DIEGO--The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time. Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically-powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship's MK 41 vertical launching system (VLS) while   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that his office has reached a settlement with Precision Toxicology for $27 million to resolve allegations that it billed government health programs for medically unnecessary urine drug tests and kickbacks to physicians in exchange for laboratory testing referrals. Precision, headquartered in San Diego, California, is on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Michael Guest, to be a Member of the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State * Pamela Spratlen, to be a Member of the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State * Caroline Tess, to be a Member of the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The (Department) today announced the launch of the second stage of testing, Beta 2, for the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(r)). Over the last two weeks through the first stage of testing, thanks to the help of community-based organizations, hundreds of students across the country successfully submitted their FAFSA form, the Department processed these forms, and institutions wer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Palm Springs, Calif. -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the opening of a public review period of a draft environmental impact statement for a general conservation plan for the federally threatened Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California. The general conservation plan will support local agencies and individuals proposing a range of covered  more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 14, 2024, at a campaign event at Erie Insurance Arena: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, Pennsylvania! (Applause.) Can we hear for Karen? (Applause.) Wow. Hey, everybody. Hi. All right. Oh, it is good to be back in Pennsylvania. (Applause.) Hey, everybody. All right. All right. All right. Come on. We got work to do. We got work to do. Okay. AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PR  more