OAKLAND, California, Dec. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of Labor's petition for rehearing en banc in an appeal challenging a federal rule that established a minimum wage increase for federal contractors of $15.00 per hour in 2022, with additional  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Reject request by Alabama-led coalition to overturn Supreme Court precedent guiding implementation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of Louisiana's revised congressional map, which includes two majority-B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues that States Should Be Given the First Opportunity to Redraw Legislative Districts in Response to Likely Voting Rights Act Violations * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to likely violations of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). In an amicus brief filed in Louisiana v. Callais, a coalition of 20 attorneys general is  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues States Need First Opportunity to Redraw Congressional Maps * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their responsibility to draw voting districts, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to court ord  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues That States Should Be Given the First Opportunity To Redraw Legislative Districts in Response to Likely Voting Rights Act Violations * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0577) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the Town of Harpersfield, Delaware County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on October 10, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. applied for approval of the renewal of its cable television franc  more