BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Efforts To Dismantle Department Of Education BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the U.S. Department of Education (Department), and President Trump over their unlawful attem  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Medicaid Recipients' Freedom to Choose Their Providers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court's decision recognizing Medicaid recipients' individual right to receive care from the qualified providers   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin, NJSP, Public Defender Reach Agreement in Principle to Improve Expungement Processing For Further Information: Media Inquiries- Allison Inserro, OAGpress@njoag.gov Term Sheet TRENTON -- Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) announced today the terms of a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Providing Illegal Drugs That Led to Deaths of Two Teenagers For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division of Criminal Justice - Theresa L. Hilton, Director TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Just  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Mass Firings at the U.S. Department of Education Trump Administration seeks to cut number of employees in half as part of its plans to shutter the Department OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the unlawful mass firing of nearly 50% of all empl  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education ("Education Department"). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that the Educ  more

ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students March 13, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that E  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would be firing approximately  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Asking Court to Preserve NLRB LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general yesterday in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in continued opposition to President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Dismissing Wilcox would leave just   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (DOE). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that DOE would b  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Complaint TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT ON LAWSUIT TO STOP TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM DISMANTLING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of the Department of Education. "Illinois students have long relied on   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS PERKINS COIE LAW FIRM TARGETED FOR REPRESENTING CLIENTS DISFAVORED BY PRESIDENT Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie LLP (Perkins Coie), the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions disfavored by the   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and to Protect Students (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 13, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in New Jersey - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 12 of the 15 largest counties in New Jersey from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 13, 2025 ARMY Advanced Technology Systems Co.,* Mclean, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0001, W56KGY-25-F-0001); Elevated Technologies LLC,* Mesa, Arizona (W56KGY-25-D-0002, W56KGY-25-F-0002); Leidos, Reston, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0003, W56KGY-25-F-0003); Mission Solutions Group Inc.,* North Charleston, South Carolina (W56KGY-25-D-0004, W56KGY-25-F-0004); QinetiQ, Lorton, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Fly Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Newark Police Detective Joseph Azcona TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 384 ordering U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff in recognition and mourning of Newark Police Detective Joseph Azcona, who was fatally shot in the line of duty. Detective Azcona was just 26 year  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 14 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE COALITION SUING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP DISMANTLING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROTECT STUDENTS HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. On March 11, the Trump administration a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AG Platkin, NJSP, Public Defender Reach Agreement in Principle to Improve Expungement Processing Settlement Aims to Resolve 2023 Litigation About Outstanding Orders Term Sheet TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) announced today the terms of an agreement in principle   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Murphy Administration Surges Resources to Reduce Veterans Homelessness to Functional Zero Bringing Veterans Home Initiative Seeks to House All New Jersey Veterans by July 1, 2026 SEA GIRT, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA) and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJDMAVA) yesterday began a two-day training session at the National G  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students Attorney General Rayfield today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would be firing approx  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington joins 20 states to protect students against Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education OLYMPIA -- Washington state joined a lawsuit with 20 other states to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said that Trump's move is illegal and would destroy a critical federal agency   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 14 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that ED would be firing ap  more