HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Attorney General William Tong is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass a proposed rule to enable consumers to switch mobile service providers while keeping their existing mobile phones. If adopted, the mobile phone unlocking rule would require all providers to unlock devices within 60 days of activation in most circumstances - reducing consumer cos  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 26 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Attorney General Aaron Frey today announced that he has filed suit in state court against Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco, and the American Petroleum Institute for deceiving Mainers for decades about the role of their fossil fuel products in causing climate change. The State seeks to hold the Defendants accountable for failing to warn Mainers and concealing their knowledge about th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Six Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees have been selected as winners of the 2025 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program in various categories. Dr. Derke Hughes, an engineer in the Undersea Warfare (USW) Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, is the winner of BEYA's Senior Investigator Award, which honors research and development e  more