JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 1 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: (Palmer, AK) - Today, Palmer Superior Court Judge Kristin Stohler sentenced 40-year-old Martin Saccheus to 65 years with 15 years suspended for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend Mingnuna Miller. Saccheus faces 10 years of probation supervision upon release. During sentencing, Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Del Frate said, "This was a domestic violence murder - unfortunatel  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018, you could be eligible for money * * * Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 milli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: When the topic of military code talkers comes up, many think of the Navajo code talkers of World War II who operated as Marines in the Pacific Theater. This association was bolstered following the 2002 release of the film "Windtalkers," starring Nicholas Cage. While the Navajo Nation contributed immensely to the war effort, other Native American tribes also had their own code talkers who served in both world wars  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * SEATTLE -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Port of Seward and the Don Young Port of Alaska were selected to receive over $47.6 million through EPA's Clean Port  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Philanthropy Northwest announced today that the non-profit is seeking grant applicants to a new Thriving Communities program. The program is investing $40 million over three years in tribal nations and communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington who are undertaking community-led environmental justice projects. Thriving Communities gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Oct. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 48 applicants across the country that will collectively receive nearly $19 million in grants to support states, Tribal Nations and U.S. territories in providing technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. As a result of the investments  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The number of gray whale calves migrating with their mothers along the California Coast this year was one of the lowest on record. The population is still regaining ground after an Unusual Mortality Event that resulted in a sharp decline in overall population numbers. While the eastern North Pacific gray whale population that migrates annually along the West Coast has rebounded in overall abun  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Raoul and National Coalition Reach First Two Settlements After Filing Three Lawsuits Over Conspiracies to Inflate Drug Prices, Limit Competition * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, today announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements, with Heritage Pharmaceuticals (Heritage) and Apotex Corp. (Apote  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced nearly $635 million for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban areas, from Maine to Mississippi to Arizona and Alaska. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicates $40 billion over five years to tackle a backlog of bridge projects, which will improve s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: A new round of funding through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will build, repair, and modernize regionally significant bridges in 19 states The Biden-Harris Administration is making the single-largest dedicated investment in America's bridges since the construction of the Interstate Highway System The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 1 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Consumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018 Might Be Eligible for Money * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and a second corporation totaling $49.1 million. The agreements resolve allegations t  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 1 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Urges Eligible Mississippians to Register for Compensation * * * Today, Attorney General Fitch joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * North Carolinians who bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018, could be eligible for money * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today announced two significant settlement agreements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies arti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 1 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Corporate Defendants Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex--contingent upon obtaining signatures from all necessary states and territories--totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million. Both companies allegedly engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrai  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * First Two Settlements and Cooperation Agreements with Corporate Defendants as States Prepare for Trial in Ongoing Generic Drug Price-Fixing Litigation * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 50-State coalition in announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Around the world, standard ways to measure fish abundance and biomass to manage commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries rely heavily on deriving estimates from fish caught in research surveys and commercial fishing nets and other collected biological data. In a new study,(link is external) NOAA Fisheries scientists, in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, show that it  more