OAKLAND, California, Jan. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 14 attorneys general, urged the Biden Administration to extend the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for all 17 countries currently designated - or at minimum extend it for the seven countries for which the designation ends within six months. In the letter, the attorneys general also request that the Biden Administ  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Raises concern with Walmart's recent decision to end supplier diversity programs, philanthropic efforts, equity trainings, and internal use of "diversity" and "DEI" * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general, sent a letter to Walmart CEO Doug McMillan expressing concern with regarding Walmart's recent decision t  more

LAGUNA BEACH, California, Jan. 10 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks on Jan. 9, 2025, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at the California Bankers Association 2025 Bank Presidents Seminar: * * * Reflections on 2024: Monetary Policy, Economic Performance, and Lessons for Banking Regulation Governor Michelle W. Bowman At the California Bankers Association 2025 Bank Presidents Seminar, Laguna Beach, California * * * Let me begin by recognizing the devastation caused by the fires   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general, issued a letter to Walmart voicing concerns about the company's recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. In a letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/2025.01.09%20Letter%20from%20AGs%20to%20Doug%20McMillion.pdf?language_id=1) sent to Wal  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in sending a letter (https://www.mass.gov/doc/letter-from-ags-to-doug-mcmillon/download) to Walmart today, voicing concerns about the company's recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the letter s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: This week President Joseph Biden honored seven members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) with the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The medals represent the highest honors in the United States for achievements in science and technological achievement. The four NAM members who received the National Medal of Science and details about their achievements are liste  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Vivek Sujan, a distinguished R&D scientist in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a 2024 National Academy of Inventors, or NAI, Fellow. The NAI promotes inventors with patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Fellow status is nationally recognized as the hi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: Nine individuals and two companies were recognized for their groundbreaking accomplishments, ranging from the "camera-on-a-chip" technology integrated into most smartphones today, to improvements in mammogram and other optoelectric technologies that can better detect breast cancer, to the mRNA vaccines that treated a global pandemic, and more. Acting Under Secretary of Comme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: ABINGDON, Va. - A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm based in New York, N.Y., that last month agreed to pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the firm's consulting work with opioids manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma, L.P., pled guilty today to obstructing justice related to his work on Purdue  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Martin Elling Obstructed Justice Related to His Work with Purdue Pharma * * * A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm based in New York, N.Y., that last month agreed to pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the firm's consulting work with opioids manufacturers, incl  more