BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that provides historic investments in towns and cities across the nation. Today, the coalition sent a letter   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin: Division of Consumer Affairs Issues Warning Letters to Nearly 11,000 NJ Businesses Reminding Them that Selling Flavored Vapor Products is Unlawful Advancing efforts to protect New Jerseyans from the hazards of electronic cigarettes, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division of Consumer Affairs sent letters to nearly 11,000 New Jersey b  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could determine the fate of internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Arizona and across the country, Attorney General Mayes is leading a bipartisan effort urging the court to keep in place a fund that supports those services. The Universal Service Fund, or USF, was established as part of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Vows to Continue Cracking Down on Illicit Flavored Disposable E-Cigarette Products As Part of Bipartisan National Collaboration with Ally States Attorney General also announces lawsuit against defendants for illegally importing FLUM products from China and distributing them in California OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, together with  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and New York State Department of Health Take Action to Shut Down Herkimer County Vape Shop January 16, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) today announced a lawsuit against G Smoke 360 Corp. and Liberty Smokeland, two companies operating a vape shop in Ilion, Herkimer County, and their owner  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Funding Program for Broadband Access in Rural Communities January 16, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged the Supreme Court to uphold a funding program that supports broadband access in rural communities across the country. The Universal Service Fund (USF) supports internet, phone, and communication  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * G Smoke, Also Known as Liberty Smokeland, and Its Owners Persistently Violated New York State Public Health and Tax Laws and Endangered Youth Health Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Store, Ban Owners from Selling Flavored Vapor Products, and Recover All Illegal Profits * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) today an  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Leads National Fight to Protect Federal Firearm Safety Measures from Incoming Trump Administration Forced Reset Triggers Intervention | Engaged in the Business Intervention  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading an effort by more than a dozen states to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONTINUES CRACKDOWN ON ILLICIT FLAVORED DISPOSABLE E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS AS PART OF BIPARTISAN, NATIONAL COLLABORATION **Broadcast-quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's comments can be downloaded here ** Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, together with a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, today announced coordinated actions to hold comp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION URGING U.S. SENATE TO OPPOSE LAKEN RILEY ACT Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of attorneys general, faith leaders, union leaders, law enforcement, members of Congress and other elected officials in urging the United States Senate to reject S.5, known as the Laken Riley Act. In a letter to members of the Senate  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Coordinated Coast-to-Coast Crackdown on Bootleg, Highly Addictive, Disposable E-Cigarettes Used By Youth (Hartford, CT) - As part of a coordinated coast-to-coast crackdown on bootleg nicotine products, Attorney General William Tong announced he has served civil investigative demands on 12 Connecticut smoke shops and convenience stores and two who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues FedEx for Disability Discrimination Federal Lawsuit Says Worldwide Provider of Business Services Failed to Accommodate Disabled Dispatchers NEW YORK - Federal Express Corporation, doing business as FedEx Express, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate several dispatchers' requests to continue working from home and demanded the dispatchers' immediate return to its  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez is issuing letters to over 800 Hawaii tobacco retailers and distributors that may be distributing and selling illegal tobacco products, most of which are originating from China. These products include electronic smoking devices (also known as vapes or e-cigarettes), and oral tobacco pouch products. This initiative is part of a coordinated effort, le  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities to defend two Clean Air Act waivers granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are critically important to stop climate change and protecting public health from air pollution. The EPA's Clean Air Act waivers support California's enforcement of CARB's  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that he and over a dozen other states are joining together to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that protect the ban on Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) and expanded criminal background checks for gun purchases. "Gun violence impacts all Marylanders, regardless of whe  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2025, on the death of Ex-Gov. Tom Salmon: * * * "On August 2, 1972, a former state representative from Rockingham, declared his candidacy for Governor. "On November 8th, headlines would read of the biggest political upset in Vermont history, and Tom Salmon was Governor- Elect. "Governor Salmon led Vermont through some of our nation's most difficult times, doing his best to stabilize our ec  more