LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Praises United States Supreme Court Decision Upholding TikTok Divestment Law Griffin: 'It is now up to TikTok and its bosses in China to comply with the law of our land or face the consequences' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal law requiring t  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $106 Million from Vanguard for Failing to Notify Investors of Changes to Retirement Funds January 17, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 45 securities regulators, together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today secured $106 million from Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025 ARMY HGL-APTIM Technologies JV LLC, Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $49,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for environmental remediation services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Pfefferle Lawns LLC denied workers overtime pay * * * NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $319,065 in back wages for 49 workers employed by a New Orleans landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined Pfefferle Lawns violated the Fair Labo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Inner Quality Services LLC, Sincere Client Care Services LLC failed to pay overtime * * * NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $446,334 in back wages and liquidated damages from two northwest Louisiana home care companies that misclassified 88 workers as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime wages in violation of federal law. The department's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following notice of proposed rulemaking (MB Docket No. 25-14) on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Monroe, Louisiana) NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed by Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release: Doreen R. Eberley, Director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision (RMS), has announced that she will retire from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on March 29, 2025, following a distinguished 38-year career at the agency. FDIC Chairman Gruenberg said, "Doreen epitomizes the FDIC's dedication to its mission of maintaining public confidence in the banking system. As Director of ou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Ordered to Pay Over $2.3M in Money Judgments * * * A Texas woman and man were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison and ordered to pay money judgments of $942,537.00 and $438,119.00, respectively, this week for their roles as the leaders of a human smuggling organization (HSO) that conspired to illegally transport, harbor, and conceal from law enfo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today its findings that the Louisiana State Police (LSP) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, the Justice Department finds (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384626/dl) that LSP uses excessive force, including unjustified uses of Tasers,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: The Justice Department announced today that the department has reached an agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384631/dl) with San Luis Obispo County, California, resolving the department's findings that the conditions of confinement at the San Luis Obispo County Jail (the jail) violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Ordered to Pay Over $2.3M in Money Judgments * * * A Texas woman and man were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison and ordered to pay money judgments of $942,537.00 and $438,119.00, respectively, this week for their roles as the leaders of a human smuggling organization (HSO) that conspired to illegally transport, harbor, and conceal from law enforcement hundreds of und  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Bringing Business and Growing Louisiana's Economy * * * New Orleans, LA--In June 2024, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced he would ensure Louisiana would put its best foot forward when on the world stage for Super Bowl LIX. Today, he is announcing his plan to showcase Louisiana as the premier destination for business and economic development throughout Super Bowl LIX.   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * The Defendants Stole High-End Automobiles From Dealerships Across the United States * * * Four members of a theft ring that stole more than 100 high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars from dealerships located across the United States were sentenced in federal court late yesterday, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney f  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Jaremy Smith pleaded guilty today to multiple federal charges in a plea agreement that will result in a federal sentence of life without the possibility of parole. According to court documents, it is alleged that on March 13, 2024, Smith forcibly abducted a woman from her home in South Carolina, transported her in a stolen vehicle, and fatally s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Office of the Attorney General Announces $106 Million Nationwide Vanguard Settlement Division of Consumer Affairs  - Cari Fais, Director Bureau of Securities - Michelle M. Harris, Bureau Chief TRENTON - The Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities announced today that the State has joined a task force of state securi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the departure of Scott Schneider, a counselor to Chair Gary Gensler and Director of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA), effective next month. Mr. Schneider has served in the role since April 19, 2021. "I want to thank Scott for his leadership of the Office of Public Affairs," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. "Scott is an exceptiona  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-cv-00054; M.D.L.A. filed Jan. 16, 2025) involving Eric Zhu: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York blockchain engineer Eric Zhu with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme to defraud investors in the "Game Coin" token ("GME"), a crypto asset that was offered and sold as a security by Game Coin, LLC and its founders. As alleged, Zhu was an experienced blockchain  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1 USDA's National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in  more