SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: This week, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) voted overwhelmingly to approve $141 million in additional funding for planning and permitting for the Delta Conveyance Project. The vote illustrates continued support for this necessary infrastructure that will protect access to clean drinking water for 27 million Californians. MWD, the largest supplier   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued a statement after a federal judge halted the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, finding that a challenge is likely to succeed on the merits. Kroger and Albertsons are the largest supermarket chains in the country, and the proposed merger presented a significant risk of reduced competition and higher food prices nationw  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Lombardo, Polis to Visit Southeast Career Technical Academy * * * National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis, with Governors Joe Lombardo, Spencer Cox and Mark Gordon, convened education experts for the latest in a series of events held in support of Governor Polis' NGA Chair's Initiative, Let's Get Ready: Educating All Americans for Success. Tom  more

COLUSA, California, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today continued his California Jobs First 'tour' with a visit to a historic farm in the northern part of the state in Colusa where he highlighted his Administration's efforts to maintain the state's water supply. At Davis Ranches, a farm started in the 1800s, the Governor learned about its sustainable operations that help the ranch save water and restore cr  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RICHARD ZEITLIN, the owner of a telemarketing call center business, was sentenced to 121 months in prison for his leadership role in a scheme to defraud donors of certain political action committees ("PACs") through false and misleading fundraising calls. The sentence was im  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 11 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the release of the 2024 annual report on statewide use of force data. In 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed Senate Bill 212, which provided a mandate for the Nevada Attorney General's Office to review use of force data collected by the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Central Repository for Nevada Records of Crimina  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024, on the U.S. District Court's preliminary injunction blocking the Kroger-Albertsons merger: * * * "Earlier today, Judge Adrienne Nelson of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon granted the State of Oregon's request for a preliminary injunction that would block the Kroger-Albertsons merger from proceeding. Judge Nelson's ruling confirms our argument that the pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Even as snow cover becomes less reliable, climate change may make deadly avalanches in the California range more frequent * * * Snow cover in the Sierra Nevada is expected to shrink overall as the climate warms, but avalanche frequency could remain the same or even increase at high elevations. That's bad news for bighorn sheep that live there, accordin  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: Mayor Monroe Nichols announced that Mike Miller, current City Manager for the City of Muskogee, will serve in his administration as the City of Tulsa's new City Administrator. Miller will assume responsibilities starting January 6, 2025. As the City Administrator, Miller will serve in a key role in the Administration and assist Mayor Nichols in carrying out day-to-day operations for the City of T  more