SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, CARB Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers OAKLAND -- On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed motions to intervene in litigation to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency'  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Attorney General William Tong, Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons, Stamford Police Chief Tim Shaw, Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Ronnell Higgins, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Mark Boughton, and Department of Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo today announce  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Jersey Leads the Northeast in Population Growth Garden State Boasts Largest Number of Jobs, Employers in State History Ranks 10th Nationwide in Year-Over-Year Growth Rate TRENTON - New Jersey is kicking off 2025 with record-levels of growth including the largest number of jobs and employers to date; and the largest population in the state's history. New Jersey now leads th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (the Jail) in Columbia, South Carolina, violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The department's report details the findings of a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, which is funded and operated by Richland County through an Administrator an  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (the Jail) in Columbia, South Carolina, violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The department's report details the findings of a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, which is funded and opera  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Note: View a copy of the indictment here (https://www.justice.gov/media/1384486/dl). * * * A grand jury in Hartford, Connecticut, returned a 15-count indictment on Jan. 8 charging seven alleged members of a violent Hartford gang with participating in a years-long interstate Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy involving multiple murders, attempted mu  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Subway, LIRR, and Staten Island Railway Operating on a Regular Weekday Schedule Major Service Changes on the A Line and Rockaway Shuttle Due to Resiliency Project Buses Operating on Modified Weekday Schedule Metro-North Operating on Expanded Saturday Schedule Visit MTA.info, MTA app, or TrainTime app for Real-Time Updates * * * The Metropolitan Transport  more

UTICA, New York, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Joseph Lastrina, age 39, of Norwalk, Connecticut, was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. Lastrina admitted to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport biologist presents the science behind marine mammal collisions at Australian conference NEWPORT, R.I. - A marine mammal biologist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport traveled to Perth, Australia, in November to present the findings of a research project at the world's largest marine mammal conference. Monica DeAngelis, a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode Island and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Connecticut-based investment adviser Navy Capital Green Management, LLC with making misrepresentations related to its anti-money laundering (AML) procedures and for compliance failures. Navy Capital agreed to settle the SEC's charges and pay a $150,000 civil penalty. The SEC's order finds that, from at least October 2018 until Ja  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Letter from President Biden Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure. Today, we have the stronge  more