ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Michael Dobbs, 446th Airlift Wing JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing participated in Steel Knight 24 at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, San Clemente Island, California from Dec. 6-10, 2024. Steel Knight 24 was a joint training exercise that included expeditionary basing operations, airfield seizure operations, and austere wet-wing defueling (WWD). Two C-17 Globema  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of Labor's petition for rehearing en banc in an appeal challenging a federal rule that established a minimum wage increase for federal contractors of $15.00 per hour in 2022, with additional  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Investigation by AG's Office Finds Numerous Violations of State Law * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court to involuntarily dissolve C.C.O.A. Housing Corporation, a nonprofit public benefit corporation that incorporated in California in 1979 to provide affordable housing for "elderly  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Reject request by Alabama-led coalition to overturn Supreme Court precedent guiding implementation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of Louisiana's revised congressional map, which includes two majority-B  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Christina Dempsey, of Roseville, has been appointed Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the California Department of Cannabis Control. Dempsey has been the Director of the Cannabis Policy Lab since 2023. She has had two positions at the California Department of Cannabis Control from 2021 to 2023 including   more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced an extension of California Highway Patrol (CHP) surge operations in the Bay Area, building on a historic year of enforcement against organized crime. In 2024, the CHP achieved record-breaking results, recovering over $13 million in stolen goods and arresting more than 1,400 suspects statewide. With new laws taking effect in 2025 to enhance pe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Governor Newsom's ambitious efforts to address the decades-long homelessness crisis have made California a leader in reducing its growth. While homelessness continues to increase across the nation, California stands out for its ability to blunt the rise and even reduce rates in key areas. New HUD annual point-in-time counts show continued progress that points to a continued re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues that States Should Be Given the First Opportunity to Redraw Legislative Districts in Response to Likely Voting Rights Act Violations * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * C Casa Restaurant also pays $3K in back wages to nursing employee * * * Employer: C Casa Napa LLC, operating as C Casa Restaurant and Bar Napa 610 First St. Napa, CA 94559 Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the restaurant allowed minor employees as young as 14-years-old to work outside of per  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to likely violations of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). In an amicus brief filed in Louisiana v. Callais, a coalition of 20 attorneys general is  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues States Need First Opportunity to Redraw Congressional Maps * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their responsibility to draw voting districts, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to court ord  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in California entered an order on Monday authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on JustAnswer LLC, seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who were paid for answering questions as "experts" during the years 2017-2020. The IRS is seeking the records of individuals who were paid by JustAnswer, which operates a digital platform through which members of the public can pay to have quest  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Mohammad Rasekhi M.D., Sheila Busheri, Southern California Medical Center (SCMC) and R & B Medical Group Inc., doing business as Universal Diagnostic Laboratories (UDL) (collectively, the defendants), have agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare and California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, arising from allegations of paying kickbacks and making   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues That States Should Be Given the First Opportunity To Redraw Legislative Districts in Response to Likely Voting Rights Act Violations * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 05-E-1180): * * * In the Matter of the Reliability Rules of the New York State Reliability Council and the Criteria of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council. ORDER ADOPTING MODIFICATIONS TO NEW YORK STATE RELIABILITY RULES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION To ensure adequate reliability standards are implemented and enforceable, the Public Service Commission (Commission) periodic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In November 2024, South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent. Eight other states (North Dakota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Virginia) also had unemployment rates that were 3.0 percent or lower. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, followed by the District of Columbia, 5.6   more