PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful   more

DOVER AFB, Delaware, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Dover Air Force Base (436th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Alexandra Minor, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System In a stride towards combating illegal drug activities, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) Joint Military Working Dog (JMWD) Program for Counter-narcotics plays an integral part in the Department of Defense (DoD) counternarcotic initiative, enhancing detection capabilities on military bases globa  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Today's announcement marks critical progress i  more

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, March 9 (TNSres) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro toured West Chester University (WCU) with PDE Deputy Secretary of Education and Higher Education Commissioner Kate Shaw, Representative Chris Pielli, Chester County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz, and WCU leadership and students to learn how WCU is giving students the freedom to chart their own course to successful careers and address  more

SPOKANE, Washington, March 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington's new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers -- like other purveyors of dangerous goods -- must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke dismissed National Shooting Sports Foun  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on March 7, 2024, by Regional Economist Adam Scavette and Keith Waters: * * * Introduction With its unemployment rate reaching 1.9 percent in December 2023, Maryland has the tightest labor market in the country, which poses an ongoing hiring challenge for the state's employers. A key contributor to the tightness is the state's slow post-pandemic labor force recovery, especially i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Since unveiling his Higher Education blueprint and his 2024-25 budget proposal, Governor Josh Shapiro has traveled across the Commonwealth with local and legislative leaders, meeting with college students and faculty at the Community College of Allegheny County, Reading Area Community College, and West Chester University to share how his bold vision for higher education in Pennsylvania and  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced one new promotion and one new hire within his communications team. Natalie Hamilton will serve as the Administration's lead spokesperson in her newly promoted role as Press Secretary, while Maggie Garbarino joins the office as a new Deputy Press Secretary. The Communications Office will continue to be led by Mahen Gunaratna, the Governor's Comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Denise Grant, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board * Lynn Tincher-Ladner, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board * Marsha Borin, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council * David Cicilline, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council * Paul R. Fine,  more

ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- President Biden answered questions on March 8, 2024, during a press gaggle at a private residence: * * * Q: What did you hear in there, Mr. President? THE PRESIDENT: Pardon me? Q: What did you hear in there? What did -- THE PRESIDENT: I heard about what -- Q: -- you hear from these folks? THE PRESIDENT: -- this is like the family I grew up in with how close they were. The older brother went to school with s- -- my son Hunter back in Delaware. And we   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The White House issued the following text of President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: (The President presents his prepared remarks to Speaker Johnson.) Your bedtime reading. Tony! (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Looking for Jill. (Applause.) Good evening. (Applause.) Good evening. If I were smart, I'd go home now. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans. In Jan  more