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 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

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Issues Statement on Frozen Federal Funds LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to a White House memo freezing federal funds to critical programs, and reports of immediate impacts within the State. "I am aware of the OMB memo issued last night by the White House, and my department is learning already of servi  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

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist Thank Sen. Gary Peters for Service to Michigan January 28, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich.-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II issued the following statements on Senator Gary Peters' decision not to seek re-election in 2026: "Senator Gary Peters has been a steadfast champion for Michigan. "As a me  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Announces Art Contest for 2025 State of the State Program January 28, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an art contest for the 2025 State of the State program cover. The governor is challenging Michigan's K-12 students to come up with a creative design for the program cover following the theme, "Think Michigan  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Announces More Housing, Space for Small Business in Detroit and Alma January 27, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov The rehabilitation of vacant properties will add housing, commercial space, and increased density to Detroit's North End and downtown Alma LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced redevelopment projects receiving support from the Revit  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

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Jackson County Judge Denies Motions for New Trial, Resentencing from Three Convicted in Governor Whitmer Kidnapping Plot LANSING - Yesterday, Judge Thomas Wilson of the 4th Circuit Court in Jackson County denied motions for a new trial and resentencing by Paul Bellar and Joseph Morrison, who were convicted of multiple felonies in connection with the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretche  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

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

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

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

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * West Bloomfield Woman Second to Be Charged with Embezzling from Vulnerable Adult LANSING - Yesterday, Shelley Letzer, 67, of West Bloomfield, was arraigned before Magistrate Marie Soma in the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on four felony charges for allegedly financially exploiting a vulnerable adult, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Letzer's co-defendant, Kirk   more