HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Common Sense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by New York in support of common sense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting commonsense state and federal laws that keep communities safe. The brief, filed in U.S. v. Steven Perez, argues that federal laws to prevent people from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their home state are necessary to protect public safety, reduce violent crime, and suppo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of firearms to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside the state in which they reside, except   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - July 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.650 per gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in July 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoline  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in July; up 2.9 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly increase i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 14, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions' two-year milestones today, noting that although most of the Bay states are behind, they are catching up to meet the 2025 water quality restoration goals, 2023 saw new significant successes at the state level that will improve the restorati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA announced it will support 43 preparedness exercises across 38 state, local, tribal, and territorial governments through the National Exercise Program. Exercises play a vital role in building capacity in emergency preparedness and this support is provided at no-cost to the communities. Exercise experts from FEMA will work closely with each selected ju  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * President Patrick Harker explained how historical data can help researchers and economists understand today's economy. To make historical data more accessible, the Philadelphia Fed created the Center for the REstoration of Economic Data (CREED). * * * Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Patrick T. Harker spoke to an audience of researche  more