SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition to intervene to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The LCRI, which went into effect on December 30, replaced the first Trump Administration's rule, the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), which weakened existing drinking water standards and failed to p  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * If you purchased a used vehicle from Carvana after January 1, 2019, you may be entitled to restitution * * * Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1.5 million settlement with online used car dealer Carvana following hundreds of consumer complaints involving extended delays in title and registration documents, delayed payments to sellers, and decepti  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that 14 veterans have been selected as part of the 20th class of honorees for induction into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame, the state's official tribute recognizing former members of the United States Armed Forces who are from Connecticut and have continued making significant impacts in their communities after leaving military service.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Sanjay Sivan Walsh, a Jamaican national convicted of sexually assaulting two children and tampering with evidence, on Dec. 17. The 28-year-old served a 21-month sentence in Enfield's Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution, which declined to honor  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of 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 (DEI). In a letter sent to Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon, the coalition of attorneys general urge the company to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Chal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: New awards expand program that has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good jobs  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed   more