WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 9, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the agency's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: * * * Thank you, Kevonne, for that introduction, and for your leadership of the Office for Civil Rights in the Office of Justice Programs. I am honored to welcome everyone to this program marking the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sixty-one years ago, o  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 10 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Online businesses cannot be allowed to evade state consumer protection laws that help level the playing field for everyday consumers against big corporations. But the lower court in this case essentially found that because online companies do business everywhere, they can be held accountable nowhere. I was proud to stand with AG Ford and these 29 other Attorneys General in  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 11 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is the first effort of its kind. Next steps include a strategic action plan for promoting interregional transmission projects. * * * Connecticut today joined a total of 10 Northeast states in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-conten  more

RUTLAND, Vermont, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill to 180 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a ten-ye  more