BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Introduces "The STUDY Act" To Promote Safe Technology Use and Distraction-Free Education For Youth BOSTON -- As part of her legislative agenda, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, alongside Senator Julian Cyr, Representative Alice Hanlon Peisch and Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian have introduced the STUDY Act, SD654 / HD3070 An Act promoting Safe Te  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin Files Actions to Protect and Defend Federal Environmental Regulations from Legal Attack View Lead Motion | View PFAS Amicus Brief | View ACC II Motion | View Omnibus Motion  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced three actions to defend key federal environmental protections that protect the health of all New Jerseyans. These filings come a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Drinking Water Standards OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking wa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Brief in Support of Mexico's Efforts to Hold Gun Manufacturers Accountable and Protect Our Communities OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the Mexican government's lawsuit against gun manufacturers to hold them accountable  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Congress to Preserve Inflation Reduction Act OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), critical legislation that provides historic investments across the nation. The coalition sent a letter to congressional lea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS NATIONWIDE PFAS FOREVER CHEMICALS DRINKING WATER STANDARDS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 18 states, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per-   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD CRUCIAL LIFELINE TO INTERNET, PHONE SERVICE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS Chicago - As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could impact access to internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Illinois and across the country, Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan effort urg  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS Forever Chemical Drinking Water Standards (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule establishing nationwide drinking water standards fo  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. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior's December 2024 Record of Decision. "We are proud to announce BOEM's final approval of the SouthCoast Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: * * * CFPB Takes Action Against Draper & Kramer Mortgage for Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corporation (Draper) for discriminatory mortgage lending activities that discouraged homebuyers from applying to Draper for homes in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Subway franchisee will pay $4K in penalties for willful wage violations * * * Date of action: Jan. 13, 2025 Type of action: Consent judgment and order Employers: Om Soham Inc. in Framingham Om Soham Om Inc. in Sudbury Shri Krsna Inc. in Oxford Shri Ram Inc. in Framingham Shri Vedmata Gayatri Inc. in Sturbridge Shri Vishnu Inc. in Leicester Ritesh Patel,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Establishes a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council Boston -- On the heels of her State of the Commonwealth, Governor Maura Healey has signed an Executive Order to establish a Massachusetts K-12 Statewide Graduation Council to be led by the Secretary of Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Council will include a broad range o  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: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 72nd Annual Attorney General's Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to the enforcement of our nation's laws. This year, there are 437 award recipients in 23 categories. The 72nd Attorney General's Awards and recipients are as follows: The Attorney General's David Margoli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Greg Beeche Logistics used non-compliant scaffold for months * * * BOSTON - A federal administrative law judge has determined that Greg Beeche Logistics, a scaffold installation company based in Waterford, New York, exposed employees to potential falls by erecting and using scaffolds that failed to meet federal workplace safety standards. The action foll  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