PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a multistate lawsuit to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The new policy, issued by the President's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), puts a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces New Regional Human Trafficking Task Force in Sacramento SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta together with Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester and the Unites States Department of Homeland Security today announced the official launch of the Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Charges Second Los Angeles Realtor for Price Gouging Victims of Eaton Fire DOJ has additionally sent more than 650 price gouging warning letters to hotels and landlords Price gouging restrictions remain in effect through March 8, 2025 LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the filing of charges against a real estate agent, a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit, Seeks Immediate Court Order to Block Sweeping OMB Directive Freezing up to $3 Trillion in Vital Federal Funding New OMB directive would pause funding for disaster recovery, as well as public health, education, and public safety programs SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with New York Attorney General Letitia Ja  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Felony Conviction of David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for Criminal Invasion of Privacy SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the felony conviction of David Robert Daleiden, along with co-conspirator Sandra Merritt, for criminally recording confidential communications with women's healthcare providers. Previously, in   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * New Trump Administration policy could block billions in federal funding for healthcare, public schools, law enforcement, and disaster relief, among other key programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agenci  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces LA Rises, a private-sector initiative led by Mark Walter, Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Casey Wasserman, to support swift and unified rebuilding of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- In the wake of one of the most devastating natural disasters in California history, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the launch of LA Rises, a unified recovery initiative that brings to  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and Other Essential State Programs * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in fundin  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: A man who possessed meth with intent to distribute it was sentenced today to more than 7 years in federal prison. Jeremy Thomas Scott, age 46, from Charles City, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 17, 2024, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine. At the guilty plea, Scott admitt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: A California woman was sentenced today to nine years in prison for her role in fraudulently submitting claims to governmental and private insurance programs during the COVID 19 pandemic for expensive respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) tests that were medically unnecessary and never ordered by health care providers. According to court documents, Lourdes Navarro, 66, of Glendale, and Imran Sha  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dol  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * NC Would Lose Billions for Western NC Recovery and Crime Prevention * * * Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government's freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect. A  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced new appointments and elevations within multiple offices at City Hall, including in the offices of the first deputy mayor, the deputy mayor for administration and chief of staff, the deputy mayor for intergovernmental affairs, and City Hall chief counsel -- promoting current team members, as well as bringing in new talent to further strengthen the adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date A massive hotspot -- larger the Earth's Lake Superior -- can be seen just to the right of Io's south pole in this annotated image taken by the JIRAM infrared imager aboard NASA's Juno on Dec. 27, 2024, during the spacecraft's flyby of the Jovian moon. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in   more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date Scientists with NASA's Juno mission have discovered a volcanic hot spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Io. The hot spot is not only larger than Earth's Lake Superior, but it also belches out eruptions six times the total energy of all the world's power plants. The discovery of this massive feature comes co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's PUNCH Mission Tests Solar Arrays Before Launch Crews conduct a solar array deployment test on the spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) satellites at Astrotech Space Operations located inside Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. USSF 30th Space Wing/Antonio Ramos Technicians supporting NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphe  more

BEALE AFB, California, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Charles Borsos, 9th Reconnaissance Wing The second of an innovative, new type of squadron was activated at Beale Air Force Base. The 932nd Battle Management Control Squadron (BMCS) joins the 728th BMCS at Robins AFB as a new breed of digital battlefield control units. "This is a historic day for Beale and for the Air Force. As we move toward new models for battlefield management, it  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-leads a coalition of 23 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The action has been filed in United States Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. EP 774) entitled "Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Vacancy": * * * ACTION: Notice of vacancy on the Passenger Railroad Advisory Committee (PRAC) and solicitation of nominations. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice of a vacancy on the PRAC for a representative from a state that provides funding for intercity passenger rail. The B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been assisting the local government and residents in the wake of catastrophic fires in Los Angeles County. EPA has been assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the first stage of the overall recovery and cleanup: the project to remove lithium-ion batteries and to survey, remove, and dispose of hazardous materials from properties burned by wi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news: Committed to prioritizing solutions for the affordable housing crisis in Southern California, U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan, (CA-44) hosted a roundtable discussion with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today at The Enclave in Torrance, California. The roundtable brought together affordable housing leaders, community organizations,  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: * * * Vermont and 22 Other States Sue to Protect Federal Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs from Presidential Overreach * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont and 22 other states have challenged President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's order freezing federal grants and loans. The c  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Washington state today joined 21 other states suing the Trump administration over its illegal freeze of broad swaths of federal financial assistance, which directly threatens the health and safety of Washingtonians reliant on a variety of federally funded programs by potentially withholding billions in funds from the state. The direction issued Monday by the federal   more

TACOMA, Washington, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Defendant defrauded Americans for a decade with trove of over 14,000 stolen identities * * * The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada who defrauded pandemic aid programs of millions was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 54 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft announced U.S. Attorney   more