ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 349 AMW welcomes new 349 AMOS commander * Published March 6, 2025 * By Brittany Lauro * 349th Air Mobility Wing TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Air Force Reserve members, family and friends welcomes Lt Col Aaron Jones as he assumes command of the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at a ceremony held on March 2 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Lt Col Aaron Jones served previ  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 349 AMW welcomes new 349 AMOS commander * Published March 6, 2025 * By Brittany Lauro * 349th Air Mobility Wing TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Air Force Reserve members, family and friends welcomes Lt Col Aaron Jones as he assumes command of the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at a ceremony held on March 2 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Lt Col Aaron Jones served previ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On U.S. Court Of Appeals To Defend Integrity Of Labor Board BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ability to carry out its responsibility to protect America  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Brief Defending Temporary Protected Status For Venezuelans BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the early termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. TPS is a critical hum  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit To Stop Mass Firings Of Federal Probationary Employees BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit and motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees, including   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration's Early Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the early termination of the Temporary   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues His Support for Federal Workers: Trump Administration's Termination of Probationary Employees is Simply Unlawful Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government to Stop Mass Firing of Probationary Employees OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging numerous federal agencies for conducting an illegal mass firing o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Demands Answers on Veterans and Spouses Fired by Trump Administration OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding information on how many veterans and   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert Following Extension of Price Gouging Protections Until July 1, 2025 OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert following Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order N-23-25, which extends certain price gouging protections in response to the Los Angeles fires. In today's alert, Attorney General Bonta remin  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Employees Sixth Lawsuit Brought by AG Clark Against the Trump Administration Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 20 attorneys general filed a lawsuit yesterday against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. "Probationary" refers t  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers March 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally firing thousands of probationary federal workers, including hundreds in New York. The administration is required to pro  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Takes Action to Defend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans March 7, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general to defend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The program is a critical humanitarian program established by Congress in 1990 that protects individuals from being return  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers on Veterans and Spouses Fired by Trump Administration PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, has sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding information on how many veterans and their spouses   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes tonight joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Files Lawsuit Against President Trump, Agencies to Stop Mass Federal Firings LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit (PDF), as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, against President Donald Trump and numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. The coalition argues in their lawsui  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General VIew Complaint TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for cond  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO STOP MASS FIRINGS AND SEEKS REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, is seeking a temporary restraining order against numerous federal agencies, asking that a federal court order them to cease the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees, and  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Moves for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, moved for a temporary restraining order for numerous federal agencies, asking that a federal court order them to cease the illegal mass layoffs of   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * CA NRCS California's Conservation Stewardship Program Application Cutoff Date is Fast Approaching The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California announced the cutoff for receiving application for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). DAVIS, Calif., March 7, 2025 - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California ann  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California awards nearly $300 million to local communities to make roadways safer SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $300 million in funding for 288 projects aimed at reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries on city and county roads across California. *** Original text here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/03/07/california-awards-nearly-300-million-to-local-co  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * California Lawyer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering The defendant stole more than $2 million of client funds. Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced Matthew C. Browndorf, 54, of Irvine, California, to more than five years in federal prison for money laundering and wire fraud.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California's economy forges ahead: Pacific Steel breaks ground on state's first new steel mill in 50 years MOJAVE - On Wednesday, state officials joined local leaders and private sector partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Pacific Steel's 500,000 square foot Mojave Micro Mill, the first steel mill to be built in California in more than 50 years. In addition to being one of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch Ahead of launch, NASA's SPHEREx is enclosed in a payload fairing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 2. The observatory is stacked atop the four small satellites that make up the agency's PUNCH mission. NASA/BAE Systems/Benjamin Fry NASA's latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency's PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ri  more

PASADENA, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch In a little over a day, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope is slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The observatory will map the entire celestial sky four times in two years, creating a 3D map of over 450 million galaxies. In doing so, the mission will provide insight int  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Court Finds That Trump's Termination of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox Was Unlawful and Void Ruling follows an amicus brief filed by Attorney General Bonta in support of Wilcox Judge calls Wilcox's firing "blatantly illegal" OAKLAND - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order granting summary judgment in Wilcox v. Trump. The order declares that Gwynne Wil  more

DOVER, Delaware, March 7 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings sues to stop federal mass firings and reinstate employees Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 20 of her colleagues have filed suit and moved for a temporary restraining order against numerous federal agencies, asking a federal court to block illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and to reinstate those who have been fired. "The federal workforce is indispe  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * El Nino Yields to Upwelling in the California Current, Renewing Productivity of West Coast Ecosystem According to the NOAA California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment's annual report, the California Current Ecosystem pulled out of a strong El Nino pattern in 2024. That El Nino delayed the onset of the annual spring upwelling of nutrient-laden water that, was nevertheless strong e  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Fort Liberty Becomes Fort Bragg, Renamed for Battle of Bulge Hero Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest installation in the Army honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23. During World War II, he serve  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action to Stop Sprawling 'Growth Cave' Business Opportunity and Credit Repair Scam As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the operations of a wide-ranging business opportunity and credit repair scam that has operated under the name "Growth Cave" since at least 2020. The FTC's complaint against the operation and its owners and officers, Luc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.7.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Andrew Rakestraw, of Kensington, has been appointed Chair of the Board of Environmental Safety. Rakestraw has been a Senior Climate Negotiator and U.S. Deputy Head of Delegation to the Paris Agreement and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces deadline extension to apply for federal assistance for Los Angeles fires LOS ANGELES - At Governor Gavin Newsom's request, today the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for survivors of the Los Angeles fires to register for federal aid. The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Insurance has also been extended. Homeowne  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom extends protections for LA firestorm survivors LOS ANGELES -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to maintain protections for renters and homeowners affected by Los Angeles area firestorms. The order extends state price gouging restrictions for rental housing, hotels, and short-term housing, extends support for survivors sheltering in hotels and short-  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 8 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP MASS FIRING OF FEDERAL PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass firing of federal probationary employees. "Federal workers have pledged their lives to public service and should not be treated   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 1, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,000. The advance s  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration's Early Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the e  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Moves for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, has moved for a temporary restraining order of numerous federal agencies (click here for TRO motion and memo), asking that a feder  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Holds Trump Termination of NLRB Member Unlawful and Void Judge Calls Gwynne Wilcox's Firing "Blatantly Illegal;" Ruling Follows Amicus Brief Filed by Attorney General Brown in Support of Wilcox BALTIMORE, MD (March 7, 2025) - A federal court declared that Gwynne Wilcox remains a full member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), finding she was unlawfully dismissed  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Feb. 24-28, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions No Published Board Decisions Issued. * * * Unpublished Board Decisions in Representation and Unfair Labor Practice Cases R Cases No Unpublished R Cases Issued. Cases No Unpublished C Cases Issued. * * * Appellate Court Decisions Stein, Inc., Board Case No. 09-CA-214633 (reported at 369 NLRB Nos. 10 and 11) (D.C. Cir. Feb. 28, 2025).  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Olympian Served in World War II as a Fighter Pilot Iris Cummings Critchell was a highly competitive person, and she used that competitive drive to succeed as a swimmer and, later, as a World War II fighter pilot. At age 15, Critchell won the American national 200-meter breaststroke championship in 1936 and, in the same year, represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, placing fourth in  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states, both to support recently  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Neronha joins coalition to stop mass firings of federal probationary employees Attorney General Neronha joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week: Border Security, Base Renaming, Good Get for West Point, All Indicators of Thriving DOD In North Carolina today, Fort Liberty was redesignated as Fort Bragg. That change follows a memorandum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed in February. This week, the secretary signed a similar memorandum, which directs the redesignation of Fort Moore, Georgia, to Fort Benning. That installation will   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Treasury Department Announces New Appointments WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced today key appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: Jonathan Blum will serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Mr. Blum was most recent  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Washington Unified School District to Pay $17,000 in EEOC Age Discrimination Charge Federal Investigation Found School District Discharged Teacher Because of Age FRESNO, Calif. - The Washington Unified School District, located in Fresno, Calif., settled a federal charge of age discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $17,000 and other injun  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * AG Kaul Moves for Temporary Restraining Order To Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees MADISON - Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general that moved for a temporary restraining order for numerous federal agencies, asking that a federal court order them to cease the illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees,   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle concludes seventh successful mission VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force's dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025 at 02:22 a.m. EST. The U.S. Space Force landed the X-37B at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise its rapid  more