WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * 25 years and counting Over one hundred years ago in late November, hundreds of anxious families from the Chicago area waited at a dock on the Chicago River near the Clark St. bridge for a ship that would never arrive. The Rouse Simmons, owned by Capt. Herman Schuenemann, had been lost with all hands in a storm on Lake Michigan. The Rouse Simmons, also known as the Christmas Tree Ship  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Encourages Public to Watch Out for Common Phishing, Skimming Scams at Detroit Auto Show LANSING - Scammers may employ various tactics to steal personal information and financial data, especially during major events like the Detroit Auto Show. As a result, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging consumers to be on guard against scammers during the event. "No one is i  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Vehicle Service Contracts Company for Deceptive Business Practices LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Opulent Marketing, Inc., and its owners, Adam Hakim and Isaac Saada, for allegedly engaging in deceptive business practices in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Beginning in 2018, Opulent Market  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

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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS NEWS ROUNDUP January 10, 2025 Edition Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Launches Campaign to Increase Nursing Home Staffing by Nursing Professionals December 16: CMS launched a national Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, aimed at incr  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. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events FHWA 05-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues FCA US LLC for Sexual Harassment Federal Agency Charges Automaker Routinely Ignored Sexual Harassment Complaints, Compelling One Female Employee to Resign DETROIT - FCA US, L.L.C., an international automobile manufacturer, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to widespread sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The FBI issued the following news release: Director Christopher Wray has named David K. Porter as the special agent in charge of the Honolulu Field Office. Mr. Porter most recently served as the chief of staff for the Deputy Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Porter began his career with the FBI as a special agent in 2006, initially assigned to the Pittsburgh Field Office Joint Terrorism Task Force. In 2010, Mr. Porter transferred to the Detroit Field O  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The FBI issued the following news release: The U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (DOT-OIG), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and State of California today reached criminal and multiple civil resolutions, valued at over $1.6 billion, with Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino Motors), Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. and Hino Mot  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * Funding Opportunity for Senior Medicare Patrol State Project Grants - Michigan Applications due Friday, March 14, 2025 Learn more and apply (link is external) ACL's Center for Innovation and Partnership, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC), is announcing a new funding opportunity for the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Signs Bills to Lower Costs, Expanding Apprenticeship Programs, Affordable Housing Options for Michiganders, and More January 16, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Governor Whitmer Signs Bills to Lower Costs, Expanding Apprenticeship Programs, Affordable Housing Options for Michiganders, and More Other legislation signed will help protect veterans, educators, and you  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 17 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * MEMORANDUM TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: January 16, 2025 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: United States Trustees appoint and supervise private trustees who administer bankruptcy estates under chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. U.S. Trustees also appoint private trustees to serve on a case-by-case basis in bankruptcies filed under subchapter V of chapter 11. Private trustees are not government employees. They do, however, work in concert with the United States Trustees to ensure t  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * PACE Southeast Michigan to Pay $170,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settles Federal Suit Charging Adult Care Provider Refused to Reasonably Accommodate Employees with Disabilities DETROIT - PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 26227; E.D. Mich. filed Jan. 17, 2025) involving Naufal Sanaullah: * * * On January 16, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ohio-resident Naufal Sanaullah, the former Chief Risk Officer and Chief Macro Strategist of EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners, LLC ("EIA"), the investment adviser and general partner of EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I, L.P. (the "Fund"), with making  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By Lt. Kristina Wiedemann and MC2 Janiel Adames Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro reflected on his tenure and accomplishments in support of the Naval Education Strategy, and the strategic importance that the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) plays in cognitive readiness, innovation, and addressing national security challenges, during a virtual address to NPS students, faculty, and staff, Jan. 15. As an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks by Secretary Carlos Del Toro at the Naval War College farewell address: * * * Greetings to the staff and esteemed members of our Naval War College family. Admiral Walker, thank you for your years of distinguished service in the United States Navy, and for your stewardship of the Naval War College. And I welcome the Education for Seapower Advisory Board--thank you for being here today. Thank you for the significant successes yo  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