SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general encouraging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, to affirm a 2021 district court decision rejecting a Second Amendment challenge to a Florida law that prohibits any person under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms and prohibits federally licens  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a cruel, harmful, and ineffective practice that aims to change  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/nra-en-banc-amicus-brief---as-filed.pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commis  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a bipartisan coalition of 30 states has agreed to resolve a multistate lawsuit regarding unclaimed MoneyGram International, Inc. (MoneyGram) property. The settlement will result in an approximately $9 million recovery for residents of the State of Michigan with outstanding unclaimed property transferred and held by MoneyGram money order service.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,053) on Aug. 30, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Adjustment of Stranded Cost Recovery Charge Burgess Plant Bankruptcy Settlement Review Pursuant to RSA 365:28 and Allied Statutes Order Terminating 'Chapter 340 Adder' as of October 31, 2024, and Governing Ongoing Stranded Cost Recovery Charge Accounting of Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 21-RC-306935) by Region 21 Director William B. Cowen: * * * MARATHON PETROLEUM LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC, Employer and UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO-CLC, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On November 9, 2022, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Indust  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. This investment aims to advance the development and implementation of innovative AI techniques in geosciences while increasing technical capacity and expanding access to education and training opportunities for   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news: * * * RMA Allows Insurance on Seeds Initially Purchased Smaller than 4 mm * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27 counties in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Add  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: * * * The settlement will return more than $190 million from Delaware to other states, Utah will receive nearly $3.5 million * * * The state of Delaware settled with Utah as part of a 30-state bipartisan coalition to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with the coalition partners in holding   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Expected To Receive More Than $5.3 Million * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced a bipartisan multistate settlement to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the United States Supreme Court. Virginia expects to receive approximately $5,326,921.07. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with Virginia and its coa  more