PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week, Attorney General Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urged the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "A rapidly evolving technology landscape requires updated rules and strategies for keepin  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - February 2024": * * * Area prices were up 1.6 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.9 percent in February and 3.7 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (S  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WT Docket No. 24-80) on March 11, 2024: * * * By this Public Notice, we seek comment on requests from subsidiaries of Exelon Corporation for waiver of section 90.613 of the Commission's rules to grant two additional 800 MHz channel pairs to allow use of mobile-to-mobile communications on the subsidiaries' existing 800 MHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system to use f  more

LUNENBURG COUNTY, Virginia, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Lunenburg County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy was joined by Acting Commissioner of Education Kevin Dehmer at Millridge School in Secaucus to highlight the impact access to preschool is having on New Jersey families as part of his administration's record investment to expand access to preschool statewide. The visit coincides with the announcement of another round of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) Presc  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Argus Information & Advisory Services Inc. (Argus) has agreed to pay the United States $37 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), in connection with its access to and use of credit card data obtained pursuant to contracts with various federal regulators, including the Office of the Comptrol  more

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: National Park Service (NPS) Deputy Regional Director Cinda Waldbuesser today announced the selection of Kristina (Kris) Heister as the superintendent for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Heister has worked at Gettysburg and Eisenhower as deputy superintendent since 2020. She begins her new assignment on Mar  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_Garland_Vanderstok_Amicus.pdf) with the Supreme Court, in the case Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision that invalida  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general, joined a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_COPPA_Rule_Review_Letter_FINAL.pdf) urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Onl  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/COPPA-Rule-Review-Letter_FINAL.pdf), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general to urge the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "Our laws need to catch up to our technology," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "I'm urging the FTC to strengthen online priva  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy was joined by Acting Commissioner of Education Kevin Dehmer at Millridge School in Secaucus to highlight the impact access to preschool is having on New Jersey families as part of his administration's record investment to expand access to preschool statewide. The visit coincides with the announcement of another round of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) Preschool Education Aid (PEA)   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency issued the following news release: Supporting the Shapiro-Davis Administration's goal to ensure Pennsylvania's law enforcement agencies have the tools and personnel to keep our communities safe, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced 31 new law enforcement agencies have been selected to receive Law Enforcement Recruitment grant funding, bringing the total number of accepted   more

GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire, March 12 (TNSres) -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 11, 2024, at an event at the YMCA Allard Center on lowering healthcare costs for American families: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Good to see you all. Good to see you all. Thank you. By the way, Bowdoin College -- good college. I've spoken there. Thanks, Rose. Thanks for that introduction. And please have a seat -- take a seat, if you have one. Because I said that o  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Argus Information & Advisory Services, Inc. (Argus) has agreed to pay the United States $37 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), involving allegations that Argus improperly accessed, used, and retained anonymized credit card data received pursuant to contract  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its new rule under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) urging the Commission to "update the COPPA Rule to keep pace and give State Attorneys General the tools they need to respond to a digital world rife with risk." The letter, which was led by the States of Oregon, Illinois,  more