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

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

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Bryant v. Stein (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf?rev=1d07055352074e5591c0c788714ad  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Raoul and the coalition filed the amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/74b24de40a/24-1576_Amicus%20Brief%20Bryant%20v%20Stein.pdf?language_id=1) in Bryant v. Stein, askin  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan, nationwide task force of 51 attorneys general, today sent a letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/5c8667dd-b639-4b7b-b868-6aa117eb562b/fileAsset/State%20AG%20Task%20Force%20NOTICE%20Letter%20to%20IDENTIDAD%20(Oct%202024).pdf) to iDentidad Advertising Development LLC, also known as iDentidad Telecom (iDentidad), warning   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) is proud to announce it was awarded $5,000 from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to support activities related to Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), raising awareness of the 50th Anniversary of the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Preventi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sent a letter to iDentidad Advertising Development LLC, demanding that the company stop suspected illegal robocalls. Attorney General Bird, as part of the bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation task force, is calling on iDentidad to quit fueling mass suspected scam robocalls. This follows actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: AMES, Iowa - Oct. 18, 2024 - As part of the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge Study, the Iowa Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will hold an online public hearing and offer an in-person open house option to present study information, detail the preferred alternative for the project, discuss potential impacts and re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, has co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/bryant-v-stein-amic  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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing that North Carolina Mifepristone Requirements Conflict with FDA Jurisdiction * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.maryland  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 19 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch 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 or face legal consequences. "Robocalls are not only annoying and disruptive to our everyday lives, but they are often used to perpetrate scams  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 19 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella 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. "Today, we are sending a strong message that illegal robocalls have no place here in New Hampshire or in any community nationwid  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * AG James and 17 AGs File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in support (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf) of a district court decision finding that North C  more