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

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Prevent Last Minute Ban on Gas-Powered Water Heaters Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to stop Joe Biden's effort to ban gas-powered water heaters as part of his radical environmental agenda that hurts consumers. Paxton and a multi-state coalition of Attorneys General are challenging the unlawful regulation designed by Biden's Depa  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

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Cregger receives Presidential Early Career Award Melissa Cregger, a senior staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Biosciences Division, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Melissa Cregger of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has recei  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

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond sues Biden, EPA to halt new methane tax OKLAHOMA CITY (January 17, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 22 other state attorneys general have filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting a final rule to unlawfully tax methane. "This  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- AT&T, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed a certification with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to retire copper network facilities in Gallatin, Tennessee. The retirement is in response to a joint road construction project planned by the City of Gallatin and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). AT&T says they will migrate customers currently served on the affected copper facilities to existing Gigabit Passive Optical Network/Fibe  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Jansone-Popova, Peter and O'Connor receive AMMTO manufacturing innovation awards Two scientists and an Innovation Crossroads alumna affiliated with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized by DOE's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office, or AMMTO, last month for their contributions in manufacturing innovation   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: Our Combating Redlining Initiative, launched in 2021, has made transformative progress in advancing economic opportunities for communities of color in Birmingham, Alabama; Columbus, Ohio; Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tulsa, Oklahoma; throughout Rhode Island; and els  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

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

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

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics In this animation, polymers of discarded plastics are edited to generate macromolecules that may be reused in other products. The makeup of the polymer chains determines the properties of resulting plastics. Credit: Jacquelyn DeMink/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy By editing the polymers of disca  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2025: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced two key judicial appointments. "I am proud to announce the appointment of these highly qualified individuals and value the significant experience they will bring to their respective roles," said Gov. Lee. "I appreciate their leadership and am confident they will serve Tennesseans with integrity." The following Tennesseans have been appointed: * Jeremy Bal  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Tennessee Legislature will address Education Freedom, Disaster Relief, and Illegal Immigration * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation ahead of the convening of the Tennessee General Assembly on January 27. Gov. Lee and legislative leadership's priorities include passing the Education Freedom Act and addressing recovery needs for Hurricane Helene, as we  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: A Texas woman was sentenced to prison today after she pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to her conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Kel  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Uniting to build solutions: Secretary's Honor Awards recognize ORNL teams Two ORNL-led computing teams and a grid security team were recognized with Department of Energy Secretary's Honor Awards, presented by Secretary Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2025, at the DOE Forrestal building. "The dedicated teams we are honoring are uniting to build solutions," s  more