SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Charges Against a Southern California Real Estate Agent for Price Gouging Eaton Fire Victims In addition, DOJ has sent 500 price gouging warning letters to hotels and landlords LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the filing of charges against a real estate agent for attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their ho  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against the City of Tulare for Violating CEQA Through Its Zoning Ordinance Update OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against the City of Tulare challenging its Zoning Ordinance Update, which allows cold-storage and other facilities to be permitted by-right in both light and heavy industrial zones, despite   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Signs Bills to Protect Students, Increase School Safety January 22, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Additionally, the governor issued an executive order to bolster new school safety commission LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed 19 commonsense, bipartisan bills to make Michigan schools, homes, and communities safer. The governor also signed an   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Platform will feature extensive data on violent deaths and firearm injuries, which can help shape prevention and intervention strategies * * * The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new dashboard detailing information about all violent deaths and firearm-related injuries in the state. The new dashboard is presented in two parts: Illinois Firearm Injury   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. This is the fourth case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Confirmation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) is pen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-196 ** E002/M-23-454 Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Xcel Energy's Petition for approval of its 2024 Renewable Energy Standard Rider revenue requirements. Should the Commission approve Xcel Energy's 2024 Renewable Energy Standard Rider revenue requirements? (PUC: Worlobah) 2. Details 2023-054  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * 16,956 new jobs announced with companies set to invest $15.2 billion in the state * * * The State of North Carolina announced 16,956 new jobs in the state in 2024, representing 218 business recruitment, expansion or rural development projects that engaged with the North Carolina Department of Commerce or its team at the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. in 20  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday delivered her seventh State of the State address, laying out 2025 legislative priorities for 2025 that include public safety, affordable housing, child welfare, health care, economic development and more. "Working with the legislature over the past six years, we've achieved so much in New Mexico from reducing child poverty, to en  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today stood with students, parents, teachers, social justice advocates and law enforcement officials to launch her push to restrict smartphone use in K-12 schools statewide. The launch of this new effort follows the introduction of this legislative proposal as part of Governor Hochul's FY 2026 Executive Budget Proposal. Additionally, Governor Hochul today release  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Report includes review of 2023 homicides and recommendations to Legislature * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced the release of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission's annual report, including statistics, trends, and recommendations. The Commission, housed within the Attorney General's Office, found that in 2023, seven of Vermont's 29 hom  more