SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Legislation provides authority to Attorney General's office to enforce penalties against noncompliant sellers * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom signing into law Assembly Bill (AB) 3218, which will help ensure the successful implementation of the flavored tobacco ban (SB 793, 2019). AB 3218 enact  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Sues Providence St. Joseph Hospital for Denying Patient Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit alleges hospital in violation of multiple laws including California's Emergency Services Law (the state level analogue to the federal EMTALA statute) * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Providence) in E  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. ALJ-458): * * * Resolves and closes Proceeding K.18-03-008, and grants the unopposed motion to withdraw the Appeal of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) from Citation and Amended Citation E.18-02-001 issued by the Safety and Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission on February 12, 2018, and October 3, 2018, respectively. SUMMARY This R  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Andrew J. Hayden as the District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District. This appointment is effective Saturday, October 5, 2024, and fills a vacancy created by the resignation of District Attorney Joshua Vogel. Mr. Hayden is the Assistant Deputy District Attorney in the 16th Judicial District, a position he has held since 2024. His practice consists o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Cargomatic Inc. also tried to illegally shift liability for labor law violations onto workers * * * LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a permanent injunction and court order forbidding a California transportation company from retaliating against drivers and illegally shifting liability for labor law violations onto workers who exercised their federally prot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman participated in Climate Week NYC as part of Biden-Harris Administration's delegation of climate leaders * * * This week, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Adrianne Todman traveled to New York City to participate in its annual Climate Week NYC, the largest annual climate event of its kind that conven  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of attorneys general in support of a proposed revision to the American Bar Association's (ABA) accreditation standards for law schools. The amended standard would require schools to continue to take concrete steps toward improving access to legal education and the legal profession for all qualified aspiring lawyers. The Counc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 21, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 219,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following Q&A by Aliyah Kovner on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Quantum technologies may still be in development, but these systems are evolving rapidly and existing prototypes are already making a big impact on science and industry. One of the major hubs of quantum R&D is the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) (https://quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/), led by Lawrence Berkeley National Labora  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From August 2023 to August 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year ending August 2024, the largest job gains occurred in Texas (+302,400), California (+287,100), and Florida (+207,400). The largest percentage increases occurred in Missouri and S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary E. Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researcher Edward Gorzkowski, Ph.D., to be recognized as Fellow to the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) for outstanding contributions to the ceramic sciences by conspicuous achievement in the ceramic industry during the upcoming American Ceramics Society Awards Banquet held in Pittsburgh,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Cecilie Belleville, an administrative technical specialist in the Employee Services Division of the Comptroller Department, just celebrated her one-year anniversary at NSWC Panama City Division, but prior to that, worked as a contractor in the Travel Office for two and a half years. Her contributions are felt across the command as she serves in various roles, including primary agency program coordinator for the Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals as members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: * Peter Swift, Member and Designated Chair * Richelle Allen, Member * Lake Barrett, Member * Miles Greiner, Member * Silvia Jurisson, Member * Seth Tuler, Member Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) is an independent federal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation honoring National Public Lands Day: * * * America's natural wonders are our Nation's heart and soul. Our public lands protect many of these treasures and ensure that generations can enjoy their splendor -- from our national parks and monuments to our forests and wildlife refuges. On National Public Lands Day, we honor these irreplaceable lands and waters and recommit to working together to preserve them. Whether it is t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 30, 2024, on his administration's continued response efforts to Hurricane Helene: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Good morning. To state the obvious, over the weekend, we had devastating storms in the South. I spoke with -- for a couple hours with leaders yesterday affected by the hurricane and -- Governor Kemp of Georgia, Governor Cooper of North Carolina, county officials in the Big Bend region of Florida, and   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BELVOIR, Va. The U.S. Army Reserve continues the rollout of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and other sustainable energy solutions at facilities across the nation to strengthen readiness and resilience. A 5-year agreement has been signed with Techflow to design, install, and maintain EV charging and supporting microgrid infrastructure at Army Reserve facilities.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 29, 2024, at a campaign event at World Market Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, Las Vegas. (Applause.) Good evening, Nevada. (Applause.) Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. (Applause.) (Inaudible.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) And can we please hear it for Captain Qu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 29, 2024, at a political event at JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, L.A. (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be home. (Laughs.) Thank you all. Oh, my goodness. Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Okay, come on. We have work to do. We have work to do. Please have a seat. We ha  more