BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Second Brief Defending Consumer Financial Protection Bureau BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting a second amicus brief in National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workers who have helped return more than $20 bil  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Attorney General Bonta Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Hearing scheduled for 7 AM PT today at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston; register to listen online here OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys gener  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Attorney General Tong Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research # Hearing Scheduled for 10 a.m. at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston Register to listen online here (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Attorney General Brown Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Hearing Scheduled for 10 AM at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston; Register to Listen Online Here BALTIMORE, MD (February 21, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Attorney General Rayfield Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding For Life-Saving Medical Research Hearing Scheduled for 7 a.m. PST at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston; Register to listen online here Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general today issued a joint statement ahead of a court hearing involving the National Instit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: California Remains Unwavering in Our Commitment to Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Co-leads coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing amicus brief to support plaintiffs in PFLAG v. Trump OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Research Ahead of Hearing February 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement ahead of a court hearing in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health. At today's he  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Stands with Transgender Youth Against Discriminatory Executive Orders February 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general today took legal action to support transgender youth and their families in their lawsuit against the Trump administration's dangerous new restrictions on gender-affirming medica  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Stops Elon Musk and DOGE from Accessing Americans' Private Information and Cutting Federal Funds Through the Treasury February 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal court granted her motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Elon Musk and employees of his so-called "Department of Go  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Takes Action to Keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Working February 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general to keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) functional by supporting federal employees who were told by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to stop working on   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition to Keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Working LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) functional by supporting federal employees who were told by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to stop working on cases investigating   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Illinois - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.6 percent in Illinois,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Indiana - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.8 percent in Indiana, co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Iowa - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.0 percent in Iowa, signific  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Michigan - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.5 percent in Michigan,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Minnesota - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.4 percent in Minnesota  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Nebraska - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.8 percent in Nebraska,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in North Dakota - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.2 percent in North   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Ohio - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.5 percent in Ohio and the n  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Dakota - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 3.6 percent in South   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wisconsin - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.4 percent in Wisconsin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 20, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $232,452,366 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001924C0009). This modification exercises an option to procure additional long-lead time materials to support full rate production, Lot 10, of the CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps. Wor  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 22 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Febbb. 21, 2025: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ HAILS DECISION STOPPING ELON MUSK AND DOGE FROM ACCESSING AMERICANS' PRIVATE INFORMATION AND CUTTING FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH THE TREASURY HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez claimed a major victory for the people of Hawaii today in a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Lopez and a coalition of 19 attorneys general, where Judge Jeannette Vargas   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Hawaii Air Guard's Sentry Aloha exercise boosts readiness JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- The Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing concluded its long-running readiness exercise, Sentry Aloha, Feb. 12. Designated Sentry Aloha 25-1, this iteration began Jan. 29. It brought approximately 800 joint personnel, including Guardsman, Reservists, locally based active-duty partners from the 15th Wing, Sail  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Co-leads Amicus Brief to Support Plaintiffs in PFLAG v. Trump BALTIMORE, MD (February 21, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland supporting Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), GLMA: Health Professiona  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition to Keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Working 23 AGs File Second Amicus Brief Supporting CFPB, Say Trump Administration's Order for CFPB Employees to Stop Working Will Harm Americans BALTIMORE, MD (February 21, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to keep the Consumer Financi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied a motion to compel filed by the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) in the ongoing rate case proceeding involving Eversource Energy. The decision, issued on February 21, 2025, concerns CPCNH's request for certain data from Eversource. Eversource filed a request with the PUC on June 11, 2024, seeking approval for changes to its distribution rates. CPCNH intervened in the case. As part  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Stops Elon Musk and DOGE from Accessing Oregonians' Private Information and Cutting Federal Funds Through the Treasury Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following statement today, reacting to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York's decision to issue a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration and DOGE's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on Feb. 20, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Catherine Herridge of Catherine Herridge Reports: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you for the opportunity. As we sit down today, Hamas has released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and two children. Your thoughts? SECRETARY RUBIO: I think it's a reminder of who Hamas really is. I mean, just think about the fact the  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on Court to Protect Gender-Affirming Care 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in PFLAG v. Trump Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland supporting Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG),   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Issues Statement After Federal Judge Extends TRO Preserving Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement after Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts extended a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Trump Administration's  more