SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in United States v. Perez, in support of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968's provision that prohibits anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer from transporting or receiving firearms from out of state. The brief argues that 18 U.S. Code secti  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal l  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/41.%20Multi-State%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf?language_id=1) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in supp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of the Interior today announced the results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The sale the first in the region in a decade resulted in two provisional winners and $92.65 milli  more

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 15 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. - Governor Carney and First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney on Wednesday joined Dr. Annie Norman, State Librarian of Delaware, Casey Family Programs, literacy and early education advocates, and students to launch a Reading Tour. This Reading Tour will highlight the importance of literacy and encourage children and families to take advantage of the services and programs at Delaw  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro believes every Pennsylvanian should have the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed - and in order to create that opportunity, they deserve more accessible, more affordable higher education, career and technical education, and job training in our Commonwealth. * * * Governor Josh Shapiro visited communities across the Commonwealth last we  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Aug. 14, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at the swearing-in ceremony for Alexious Butler as Mission Director for Sierra Leone and Guinea: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Well, I like what the Ambassador said: there are no bosses or colleagues, there are only friends and family, and that's sort of how I feel. Monde [Myuangwa], you're such an incredible partner in this effort that we're  more