BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the implementation of a new policy that could withhold trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 29 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends Iowa Pork Producers Against Radical California Proposition 12 DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 23 states in a brief supporting Iowa pork producers against California's strict-hog-housing regulations. In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a law that requires out-of-state pork producers to comply with strict farming regulations if t  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Coalition in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding January 28, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other 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 s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL CO-LEADS LAWSUIT TO STOP TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM WITHHOLDING ESSENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins 22 States in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy (PDF) that appears to order the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Marine Interdiction Agents arrest convicted murder during maritime smuggling attempt SAN DIEGO, - CBP's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) arrested a convicted murder on January 24, while interception a maritime smuggling attempt off the Southern California coast. AMO Marine Interdiction Agents stopped a 20-foot vessel approximately six miles west of Solana  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer During Maritime Smuggling Attemp SAN DIEGO, - CBP's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) arrested a convicted murderer on Jan. 24, while interception a maritime smuggling attempt off the Southern California coast. AMO Marine Interdiction Agents stopped a 20-foot vessel approximately six miles west of Solana  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 28, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SNC Manufacturing LLC,** Orocovis, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $26,478,788 modification (P00025) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-1413) with four one-year option periods for various types of trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The orderin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 28, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SNC Manufacturing LLC,** Orocovis, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $26,478,788 modification (P00025) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-1413) with four one-year option periods for various types of trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The orderin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 29, 2025 AIR FORCE L3Harris Technology Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded an $89,996,615 cost-plus-fixed fee, cost delivery order for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) with a base plus two option periods. This delivery order provides for developing, integrating and delivering mission thread software within ATLAS to meet ATLAS initial operational capability an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 33 states in 2024 January 29, 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and was essentially unchanged in 17 states and the District of Columbia from December 2023 to December 2024. * Chart* Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2023 to December 2024 # Change in nonfarm employment by state,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Following Data Privacy Day, Attorney General Bonta Reminds Consumers of Their Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Their Personal Information Global Privacy Control signal sends 'do not sell' requests on your behalf OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reminded Californians of their right to stop or "opt-out" of the sale and sharing of their personal information und  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 appointments 1.28.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Deborah Hoffman, of Sacramento, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the Office of Tax Appeals. Hoffman has been Special Advisor at the California Department of Veterans Affairs since 2020, where she was previously Senior Advisor for Communications from  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom proclaims Lunar New Year 2025 Los Angeles, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 29, 2025, as Lunar New Year. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: *** Original text here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/29/governor-newsom-proclaims-lunar-new-year-2025/  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom provides ongoing support to help business owners and workers recover from LA firestorms LOS ANGELES -- To help Los Angeles continue to recover and rebuild, Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to support small business owners and workers impacted by Los Angeles-area firestorms. The executive order provides relief to help local businesses recover quickly  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: GS Foods Group Inc. (GS Foods), headquartered in Ontario, California, has agreed to pay $949,696.90 to resolve False Claims Act liability in connection with bidding on contracts reserved for small businesses when GS Foods did not qualify as a small business. The contracts involved supplying food to facilities operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforc  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Invites Media to Discuss PUNCH Mission to Study Solar Wind Caption: Illustration of the four PUNCH spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ConceptualLab NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to share information about the agency's upcoming PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than Thur  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Joins 22 States in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding For Immediate Release: January 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Complaint TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general sued to stop the implementation  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Bruce Jin, age 60, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in the amount of approximately $59 million. The United States 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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Jaron Johnson, 23, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in federal prison in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl in May 2022 to an American soldier. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Ibrar A. Mian of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas USDA announced that people recovering from the impact of recent wildfires and straight-line winds may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from the impact of recent wi  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * We asked - You delivered! Part Two And we're back on day two with an equal dose of heartfelt and funny New Year's Logs entries! Thank you to the commands and authors who went the extra step to share a smile and honor our sea going traditions! We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we did. If you missed out on the first batch, be sure to go back and check it out here. And come bac  more