BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges DOGE's Unauthorized Access To Americans' Private Data BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's decision to grant the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), led by Elon Musk, access to the private and sensitive financia  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files New Motions To Stop Trump Administration From Unlawfully Withholding Essential Federal Funding BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led 22 other attorneys general in filing a preliminary injunction motion in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration for actions that froze nearly $3 trillion in federal fundi  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldier finds greater purpose in service FORT KNOX, Ky. - The heartbreak of losing her young son, Damian William, inspired Sgt. 1st Class Lacey Evans to find a greater purpose - a mission that would allow her to serve others, find purpose, and create a legacy that honored him. "Losing him was the most heartbreaking and traumatic experience of my life. His passing forced me to   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta in New Court Filing: Trump Administration Not Complying with Court Order to Unfreeze Certain Federal Funding In light of evidence of Trump Administration continuing to block state funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act, states file motion to enforce existing court order Preliminary injunction motion highlights  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement Ahead of Hearing on President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement ahead of a hearing on the state's motion for a preliminary injunction in its challenge to President Trump's unconstitutional executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. "Within hour  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over DOGE's Unlawful Access to Americans' Personal Information DOGE access blatantly violates Americans' right to privacy OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's decision to expand access to data maintained by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Servi  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans February 7, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. Attorney Gener  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 13 Attorneys General Release Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information For Immediate Release: February 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in releasing   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Requests Additional Court Orders to Ensure Federal Funding for New Jerseyans For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General TRENTON -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general, filed a motion for preliminary injunctio  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Attends Federal Court Hearing in Litigation on Unconstitutional Trump Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General BOSTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today traveled to Boston for a key hearing in his challenge to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN FILING LAWSUIT TO STOP ELON MUSK AND DOGE'S ATTACK ON AMERICANS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. In their lawsuit, Raoul and the coalition assert  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR RELIEF IN CASE CHALLENGING FREEZE ON FEDERAL FUNDING Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit co-led by Illinois challenging actions by President Donald Trump, the Office of Management and   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues President Trump and Secretary of Treasury to Block DOGE Access to Confidential Records, Sensitive Data and Critical Payment Systems (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general suing President Donald Trump, the U.S. Treasury and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop the unauthorized disclosure of A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.2 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 6.3 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - December 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0133) on Feb. 7, 2025, entitled "The Employment Situation - January 2025": * * * Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Marcos Maldonado OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Marcos Maldonado's death from an officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 2022. The incident involved officers from the Los Angeles Police Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 7, 2025 NAVY Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $167,383,203 firm fixed priced contract for production of 40 MT7 turboshaft engines, ancillary parts, installation kits, and a portable test tool inspection in support of the Ship to Shore Connector Program, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), 100 Class craft. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would brin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: On Thursday, February 6, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Los Angeles, California, to survey damage and meet with EPA personnel on the ground in the wake of the recent catastrophic wildfires. The agency is currently undertaking its largest wildfire cleanup in history. EPA Administrator visits LA fires (jpg) (https://www.epa.gov/syste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: On Friday, February 7, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Western North Carolina, to meet with local, state, and county officials, and residents to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Helene and to hear firsthand about the rebuilding effort taking place. "When Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeast, entire communities were dest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the County of Los Angeles have signed a lease agreement effective February 7, 2025, for a new staging area at the Charles S. Farnsworth Park in Altadena, Calif. The agency is currently undergoing the largest wildfire hazardous waste cleanup in its history as it assists local governments and residents in the wake of catastrophic fires in   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Fort Hunter Liggett supports Palisades fire response PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - The Fort Hunter Liggett Fire and Emergency Services supported a Mutual Aid request to support the Pacific Palisades Fire in Southern California, Jan. 9-21, 2025. Firefighters James Krenkel, Ken Hanna and Clayton Gardner deployed as part of a Monterey County Office of Emergency Services Strike Team consisting of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.7.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Khalil "KC" Mohseni, of Sacramento, has been appointed Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, where he has been the Chief Deputy Director since 2023. Mohseni was the Chief Operating Officer at the State Controller's Off  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom meets with bipartisan U.S. House and U.S. Senate leaders on disaster relief for LA firestorm survivors WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Governor Gavin Newsom continued his efforts to secure critical federal disaster aid to support survivors of last month's firestorms in the Los Angeles area. On Capitol Hill, Governor Newsom met with members from both sides of the aisle in both t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom signs executive order to further prepare for future urban firestorms, stepping up already nation-leading strategies Sacramento, California - Adding to California's nation-leading fire safety standards, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to further improve community hardening and wildfire mitigation strategies to neighborhood resilience statewide. A cop  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom signs legislation 2.7.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * SBX1-1 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Budget Act of 2024. * SBX1-2 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Budget Act of 2024. A signing message can be found here. The legislation establishes legal resources for the California Dep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Newark arrest of Chilean national leads to federal charges NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest led to Gustavo Ignacio Salas Ortega, 33, a Chilean alien, being charged Feb. 4 in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, with one count of conspiracy to receive stolen property that had crossed state lines and one count  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Explores Earth Science with New Navigational System The G-IV aircraft flies overhead in the Mojave Desert near NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Baseline flights like this one occurred in June 2024, and future flights in service of science research will benefit from the installment of the Soxnav navigational system, developed in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * One Month Later: Federal Support for Wildfire Survivors Nears $700 Million LOS ANGELES - On January 7, when wildfires first struck Los Angeles County and adjacent areas, more than 200,000 Californians were evacuated. State and local governments responded quicky to fight the blazes, employing more than 2,000 pieces of firefighting equipment  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * One month since LA firestorms: here are all the actions Governor Newsom has taken to support survivors LOS ANGELES - In the one month following the Los Angeles firestorms, Governor Gavin Newsom has directed an aggressive and coordinated whole-of-government response to support those impacted. The Governor deployed resources before the fires broke out - growing to over 16,000 boots on t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- President Donald J. Trump issued the following remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. This is very beautiful, I must say. This is a beautiful place. And our country is starting to do very well again. It's happening fast -- a little faster than people thought. Thank you especially to Senator Marshall for the beautiful introduction. Appreciate it very much. Thank you. Great senator you are. I also want to thank a friend and a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PSA: Earvin "Magic" Johnson warns Los Angeles fire victims about property predators LOS ANGELES -- Governor Gavin Newsom, LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, and NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson have teamed up through LA Rises to release a new PSA warning fire victims about predatory real estate speculators, and highlighting protections under t  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: South Carolina ETV and Public Radio President and CEO Adrienne Fairwell has been re-elected to the America's Public Television Stations (APTS) Board of Trustees and selected as the Professional Vice Chair for 2025. APTS members are comprised of public television stations who play a leading role in developing public television's legislative agenda and regulat  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Not Complying With Court Order to Unfreeze Federal Funding, Attorney General Tong Seeks to Enforce Temporary Restraining Order (Hartford, CT) -- Citing evidence that the Trump Administration is continuing to block state funding out of compliance with the court order secured by Attorney General William Tong and 22 other state attorneys general, the coalition   more