PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today sent a letter to iDentidad Advertising Development LLC, also known as iDentidad Telecom, warning the company that it is transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic and should stop immediately. "My office will not tolerate companies that facilitate illegal robocalls, which annoy and harm Arizonans," said Attorney General Mayes. "If you route   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) are preparing for the launch of the Northern Arizona Wildlife Connectivity Project, set to break ground in 2025. The project's first phase will involve constructing the first of three wildlife crossings designed to improve animal migration and reduce vehicle collisions. More than 30 y  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Governor Katie Hobbs announced that Coconino County Recorder Patty Hansen and Former Yuma County Recorder Robyn Stallworth-Pouquette will lead the independent, bipartisan audit of MVD policies and procedures that was announced on September 17. The bipartisan election officials will oversee a thorough examination of policies and procedures impacting MVD data relied on for voter registra  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Pablo Martinez, Jr., 36, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 25 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Martinez, Jr. pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder on April 15, 2024. On September 26, 2019, Martinez murdered the six-year-old victim by holding the victim's face under the running bathtub faucet f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help low  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2142) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release: * * * Projects Will Support Pilot-Scale Testing of Advanced Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), with DOE's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), today announced more than $58.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects to help develop a commercially vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * 38 Projects Across 42 States Will Upgrade Nearly 1,000 Miles of Transmission, Increase Grid Capacity for Growing Electricity Demand, and Deliver Thousands of Jobs As Part of the Investing in America Agenda * * * In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $2 billion for 38 projects that will protect the U.S. power g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Request received Advisory Opinion Request 2024-15 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-15/) (Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts). On October 17, 2024, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/ef5fe23f-19ec-4373-a51e-8741642982b9/fileAsset/PCIAA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20As-Filed.pdf) urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * AGs Oppose Industry Bid for Regulatory Exemption to HUD Discriminatory Effects Rule * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/101824_PCIAA_Amicus.pdf) urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urb  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * U.S.-Guatemala High-Level Economic Dialogue: Mid-Year Review 2024 On October 15, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez and the Guatemalan Minister of Public Finance Jonathan Menkos co-chaired the High-Level Economic Dialogue (https://www.state.gov/u-s-guatemala-high-level-economic-dialogue/) (HLED) mid-year review to assess progress si  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Michigan defendants targeted Washington businesses * * * SEATTLE -- A King County Superior Court judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and ruled that the Michigan-based owner of Labor Law Poster Service broke the law nearly 600,000 times sending scam solicitations targeting Washington businesses. The company has illegally targeted thousands of W  more