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

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Urges FDA to Crack-down on Dangerous, Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a multistate letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action to stop the surge in dangerous, counterfeit weight loss drugs. Bad actors have taken advantage of the skyrocketing demand for weight loss drugs such as O  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

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 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

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUBMIT FINAL PROPOSED FIX TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), proposed a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the ben  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 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

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

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Resources for Federal Workers Laid off by Trump and Musk BOSTON -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched a new website -- mass.gov/fedup -- that provides employment and job training resources for federal workers, including individuals who have been laid off by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The website features job search too  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

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * Manchester Man Pleads Guilty for his Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Approximately 50 Pounds of Methamphetamine to New Hampshire CONCORD - A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney John J. McCormack announces. Riley Thibodeau, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of conspira  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

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

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island and Manchester Residents Plead Guilty in Connection with their Leadership Roles in a Drug Trafficking Organization CONCORD - Two defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord for their roles as dispatchers in a drug conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Melissa Rey Ramos,   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