BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion, Up To $108 Million For Massachusetts, From Purdue Pharma And The Sackler Family For Fueling The Opioid Crisis BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the S  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Nearly $1.2 Million Settlement with Valley Rock Foundation for Self-Dealing Transactions OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nearly $1.2 million settlement against the Valley Rock Foundation, formerly, Edward A. Keith Foundation, and its directors Celeste White and Dr. Robert White (Whites). The settlement resolves all  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million on court approval OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: People Should Not Have to Fear Gun Violence While Riding on Public Transit OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public t  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Joint Statement with 10 State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement January 23, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing a memorandu  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis January 23, 2025 Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval Money Will Fund Communities Nationwide to Support Opioid Addiction Treatment and Prevention Up to $250 Million Will Directly Support Opi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $7.4 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Epidemic Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. ("Purdue") for their instrumental role in cr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States in Settlement in Principle # Adds $1.4 Billion, Frontloads Aid to States to Fund Opioid Treatment and Recovery Following Supreme Court Decision (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle between state  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Background Briefing on DOD Actions Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Securing our Border MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, I appreciate you sticking around today. Thanks very much for joining us for today's background briefing on the Department of Defense deployment to the southwest border. As a reminder, today's call and briefing is on background attributable to a senior defense o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Background Briefing on DOD Actions Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Securing our Border MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, I appreciate you sticking around today. Thanks very much for joining us for today's background briefing on the Department of Defense deployment to the southwest border. As a reminder, today's call and briefing is on background attributable to a senior defense officia  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Background Briefing on DOD Actions Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Securing our Border MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, I appreciate you sticking around today. Thanks very much for joining us for today's background briefing on the Department of Defense deployment to the southwest border. As a reminder, today's call and briefing is on background attributable to a senior defense o  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2025, as Ed Roberts Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Known as the "Father of Independent Living," Ed Roberts was a trailblazing advocate for people with disabilities who transformed countless lives in California and across the country. Paralyzed after  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California bolsters Disaster Recovery Centers to help Los Angeles firestorm survivors online and in-person Los Angeles, California - California continues to secure critical resources for survivors of the Los Angeles firestorm - both in-person and online. Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state overhauled CA.gov/LAfires after first launching the site during the firefight. The   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 23, 2025 ARMY Sherlock, Smith, and Adams Inc.,* Montgomery, Alabama (W912DY-25-D-0049); Miller-Remick Michael Baker JV,* Cherry Hill, New Jersey (W912DY-25-D-0048); AE Works LTD.,* Sewickley, Pennsylvania (W912DY-25-D-0035); Apogee Consulting Group PA,* Cary, North Carolina (W912DY-25-D-0036); Health Facility Solutions,* Wichita, Kansas (W912DY-25-D-0047); Burdette, Koehler, Murphy and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Fitbit LLC, of San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty. The settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by CPSC, resolves CPSC's charges that Fitbit knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that its Ionic smartwatches contained a defect that could create a substa  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval * * * Wilmington - Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their comp  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DOD orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border WASHINGTON -The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced this af  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Orders 1,500 Troops, Additional Assets to Southern Border The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced this afternoon via a statement to the media. The announcement came roughly 36 hour  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * DOD orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border * Published Jan. 23, 2025 * By Matthew Olay * DOD News WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defens  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Orders 1,500 Troops, Additional Assets to Southern Border The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced this afternoon via a statement to the media. The announcement came roughly 36 hour  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a consent decree with the operators of the Oasis Mobile Home Park to resolve violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The consent decree requires the Park's operators to upgrade the Park's drinking water and wastewater systems and pay a $50,000 penalty. "EPA is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 23 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: * * * Florida Attorney General's Office Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The Florida Attorney General's Office today announced that, following Florida-led efforts, a $7.4 billion multistate settlement has been reached with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumental role in crea  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Following the disruption of Thursday's Joint Appropriations committee hearing schedule due to the inclement winter weather affecting much of Georgia, Governor Brian P. Kemp shared a copy of the below prepared remarks with the committee members to provide further context on his budget proposals currently before the legislature. Although scheduling disruptions prevented him from deliver  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 24 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Georgia. The sample  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces commitments from state banks and credit unions to provide mortgage relief for firestorm survivors Los Angeles, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 270 state-chartered banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders and servicers have committed to providing mortgage relief for property owners in designated fire areas as a result of the devastatio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom proclaims Ed Roberts Day 2025 Los Angeles, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2025, as Ed Roberts Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: *** Original text here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/23/governor-newsom-proclaims-ed-roberts-day-2025/  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2025-01 today, the "Gone with the Lava Ridge Wind Project Act," following President Trump's executive order Monday suspending the massive wind project on federally managed land in the Magic Valley. "The Biden Administration's unsound energy agenda rammed through the Lava Ridge Wind Project to give California electricity from Idaho despite overwhelm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for attempting to traffic cocaine that was shipped to Chicago from California. In February 2022, JOSE RAMIREZ-ARELLANO arranged to receive a parcel containing approximately five kilograms of cocaine that was shipped to his residence in Chicago from southern California. Law enforcement intercepted the packa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal im  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration en  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Eleven State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statem  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in feder  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homelessness grew by 53.1% from January 2023 to January 2024, more than four times the rest of the nation. The large spike was driven by New York City and the influx of  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA JPL Prepping for Full Year of Launches, Mission Milestones With 2024 receding into the distance, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already deep into a busy 2025. Early in the new year, the Eaton Fire came close to JPL, destroying the homes of more than 200 employees, but work has continued apace to maintain mission operations and keep upcoming missions on track. Several missions   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By Matthew Schehl, NPS Public Affairs The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has once again boldly gone into low Earth orbit, where its faculty and students' research will impact the national security of the nation and its allies. At 11:09 a.m. PST, Jan. 14, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - in partnership with NPS and the New Zealand military's Defence Science & Technology unit (DST) - launched Otter, an NP  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay up to $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; their Company, Purdue Pharma, Will Pay Nearly $900 Million * * * Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc., for their role in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Denver, CO - The U.S. Marshals Service's Colorado Violent Offender Task Force (COVOTF), along with the Vail Police Department, located and arrested a Florida homicide suspect Wednesday evening in Vail. Aldo Armijos-Castillo, 32, is wanted by the Manatee County (FL) Sheriff's Office on a felony arrest warrant for murder by person engaged in burglary in connection to a Dec. 26, 2024 h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin to accept and process notifications for the introduction of certain modified plants that meet the regulatory definition of "regulated article" under 7 CFR 340 (2019) on February 7, 2025. We are restarting the notification procedure following a December 2,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sacklers Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a $7.4 billion multistate settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue) for their leading role in creating and fueling the national opioid crisis  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumenta  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 18 states 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 the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl "PFAS" forever chemicals under the Safe Drinking Water Act. "This EPA rule will protect people's  more