LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services are not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general arg  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue tha  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 27 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue that the Un  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed another set of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country this month to defend Title IX's protections of students from sex-based discrimination and harassment in education. Attorney General Platkin, the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), and their state partners are seeking t  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of t  more

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced a Grand Jury Preservation Award has been presented to Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County. "The buildings at Washington Crossing Historic Park represent some of the most culturally and historically relevant buildings on state parks land  more

LENEXA, Kansas, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Supplemental funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more opportunities for cleanups in Iowa communities * * * Today, at a brownfield site in Clinton, Iowa, EPA Region 7 Brownfields and Land Revitalization Branch Supervisor Stanley Walker presented a $3 million ceremonial check to the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA) in Iowa to supp  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) announced the upcoming retirement of Winthrop Watson as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Dec. 31, 2024. Watson has led FHLBank since 2011 after joining as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2009. Prior to FHLBank, he spent 25 years at J  more

DOVER, Delaware, June 26 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney issued the following statement (https://governor.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/06/Veto-Statement-HB-282.pdf) Tuesday regarding House Bill 282: Pursuant to Article III, Section 18 of the Delaware Constitution, I am vetoing House Bill 282 as amended by House Amendment 1, House Amendment 2 and Senate Amendment 1 (HB 282) by returning it with my   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission International Affairs issued the following public notice (Docket No. 23-344): By this Public Notice, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) grants the applications and petitions for declaratory ruling filed by Truphone Inc. (TI) and its subsidiaries to satisfy certain requirements of the Consent Decree/1 entered into between TI and the Commission's Enforcement Bureau (EB). Through these applications/2 and petitions,/3 TI seeks to c  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Landmark legislation that would add state-level protections for contraceptive access (H.B. 1140) was approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today, according to the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Leanne Krueger. Krueger, D-Delaware, said efforts by extreme, anti-choice legislators and activists to deny people's access to safe, proven and FDA-approved contraceptive  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: A bill that would further empower counties in criminal justice oversight passed the state House Monday, announced its sponsor, state Rep. Napoleon Nelson. Specifically, H.B. 1509 would remedy a gap in Pennsylvania law by which Montgomery County cannot appoint a county jail oversight board. It is the only county without this option. The bill would also create the option of   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4511) on June 25, 2024: * * * In the Matter of ROBERT J. SCHETTINO, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The  more