OAKLAND, California, Nov. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Continues work to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of its proposed rules designed to protect consumers from illegal robocalls by increasing the effectiveness of the F  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Tiffani Alvidrez, of Elk Grove, has been reappointed to the California Lottery Commission, where she has served since 2022. Alvidrez has been responsible for Strategic Initiatives for Public Sector Ecosystem Expansion since 2024. She was the Western Regional Policy Manager at Instacart from 2021 to 2024. Alvidr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Safer roads and bridges. Clean and safe drinking water. More public transit. Upgraded airports and shipping ports. Increased climate resiliency and conservation. Cleaner energy. In just the last three years since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was passed and signed into law by President Biden, California has received more than $61.5 billion in funding for projects that ar  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that five communities hit hardest by the devastating wildfires in 2018 will receive $40.7 million in new federal aid to support community development and help communities reach full economic recovery after a disaster. The funding will not only benefit the hundreds of Californians who participate directly in the workplace training and devel  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter: * * * FCEDA Welcomes Representatives from Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea to Tysons * * * Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) was honored to host a delegation from South Korea led by Vice Mayor Ho-Jong Chang from Daejeon Metropolitan City, a thriving center for innovation fostering the growth of technology-driven startups, especially in the aerospace and quantum in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release: * * * Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vision for world-class passenger rail across America * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today continued its historic investment in passenger rail with nearly   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Identifying areas that may be suitable for sustainable aquaculture, strengthening American food security and coastal economies. * * * Today, NOAA Fisheries released two draft programmatic environmental impact statements (PEIS) to support the identification of proposed Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Southern California and the Gulf  more

MENLO PARK, California, Nov. 16 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * SLAC's SSRL helps pin down key players in the microbial production of methylmercury, a poison that can accumulate in fish. * * * By Chris Patrick Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury - a form so harmful that just a few billionths of a gram can cause severe and lasting neurological damage to a developing fetu  more