HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in supporting the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. The comment letter was filed on Wednesday in response to an FTC notice of proposed rulemaking, which allowed for comments on the proposed rule's provisions, including: * Pro  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. February 2024: February 3rd: South Carolina (P) - Democratic February 6th: Nevada (P) Februa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s proposal to prohibit junk fees. These hidden junk fees end up raising costs for North Carolinians when they're shopping online, moving, purchasing tickets, and traveling. "We all know what it's like  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is collaborating on three of the 11 projects supported by the grants. NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of the agency's research enterprise. These are the first awards given through a new program from the agency's Science Mission Directorate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of the agency's research enterprise. These are the first awards given through a new program from the agency's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and engineering communities, as well as NASA's workforce. "As the agency c  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry is co-leading a coalition of 19 state Attorneys General in support of the Federal Trade Commission's proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees -- the most recent action in her ongoing efforts to protect consumers from "junk fees." The Attorneys' General comment letter was filed Wednesday in response to an FTC notice of proposed rulemaking,  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced the 21 award recipients for the Help America Vote College Program (HAVCP). In the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress dedicated $1 million in funding for grants to encourage college students to serve as nonpartisan poll workers for the first time since 2010. The EAC received more than 40 applications   more