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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Attorney Charged With Providing Contraband to an Inmate at FDC Philadelphia Mother of Another Inmate Also Charged PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer, Jr., announced that Paul DiMaio, 56, of Turnersville, New Jersey, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with one count of providing contraband to a prison   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 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Announces Leadership Changes in Department of Law and Public Safety For Immediate Release: March 7, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General TRENTON -- Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that Sundeep Iyer will rejoin the Office of Attorney General, and that he has appointed Yolanda Melville t  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

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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Chesterfield cocaine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison RICHMOND, Va. - A Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, on May 18, 2023, Urain Alexander Robinson, 52, was contacted by a co-conspirator (CC1), who was seeking to purchase cocaine from Rob  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

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Public Universities and Colleges to Readmit Students Who Withdrew Due to Military Service Readmission to Be Granted Upon Written Request by the Returning Student, With No Associated Fees TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation requiring New Jersey's public universities and colleges to readmit students whose enrollment was interr  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 Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes Romanian fugitive wanted for identity theft, fraud in France NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed foreign fugitive Torsten Ew Torz, 31, a native of Germany and citizen of Romania, March 6. Torz is wanted by law enforcement authorities in France for identity theft and credit card fraud. "We continue to work clo  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

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  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

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