ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Rental Fees * April 13, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 25 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enact a rule addressing unfair and deceptive fee practices in the rental housing market. In a comment letter submi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Status of Haitian and Syrian Immigrants * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria who have been living in the Uni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND SYRIANS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Syria. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief today in Trump v. Miot an  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 13, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates higher in 14 states from January 2025 to January 2026 Unemployment rates were higher in 14 states and the District of Columbia from January 2025 to January 2026. Two states had decreases, and 34 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent in January 2026, was 0.3-percentage point high  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 13 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Resorts Lanai Shares New Ways to Explore Lanai City * Guests at Four Seasons Resort Lanai and Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort now have a number of new reasons to visit Lanai City, from a retro-styled bowling alley to new storefronts. Getting there is convenient, with daily complimentary shuttle service available at each resort, as well as city tours an  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * GOVERNOR GREEN APPOINTS MICHAEL RATCLIFFE TO REPRESENT HOUSE DISTRICT 28 Ratcliffe to be Sworn in at Noon During House Floor Session * Governor Josh Green today announced the appointment of Michael Covenant ("Cov") Ratcliffe to serve as the state Representative for House District 28, filling the vacancy created by the appointment of former Rep. Daniel Holt. House District 28   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on April 12, 2026: * * * DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF MAGICS BEACH GRILL FOLLOWING CRITICAL FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) authorized the reopening of Magics Beach Grill, located at 77-6452 Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona, after it was issued a red "closed" placard on April 9 due to multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, ope  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump administration's termination   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Leads Bipartisan Multistate Call for Federal Action on Rental Housing Fee Abuses, Puts New Jersey Landlords on Notice of State's Application Fee Cap Taking action to promote housing affordability for all New Jerseyans, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is leading a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general urging the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on April 16, 2026, at 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina * Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana * Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands * Kara Marie Westercamp, to be a Judge of th  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release: * * * Waikiki Film Awards to Honor Legendary Waterman Brian Keaulana with Hawai`i Lifetime Achievement Award * HONOLULU - Brian Keaulana, a world-renowned waterman, actor, producer and stunt coordinator for dozens of major motion pictures, will be presented with the Waikiki Film Awards (WFA) Hawai`i Lifetime Achievement Award in a special celebration at Hawaiian Aroma Caffe insi  more