OAKLAND, California, Jan. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 14 attorneys general, urged the Biden Administration to extend the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for all 17 countries currently designated - or at minimum extend it for the seven countries for which the designation ends within six months. In the letter, the attorneys general also request that the Biden Administ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Attorney General Michelle Henry is notifying Pennsylvania consumers that Big Lots -- one of the nation's largest closeout retailers -- recently announced that it could close the remainder of its stores amidst Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. That means all remaining 64 Big Lots stores in Pennsylvania could be closing, so Attorney General Henry is offering the followin  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan. 4 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2025: * * * Governor John Carney on Friday issued the following statement on the passing of Wilmington leader and Delaware NAACP President Richard "Mouse" Smith: "Tracey and I were so sorry to hear of Mouse's passing. In many ways my relationship with Mouse felt like what I imagine an older brother to be like. He was always there for advice and support. He always had your back when you  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro and his Administration have strengthened Pennsylvania's agricultural sector by focusing on key initiatives -- including the $10 million Agriculture Innovation Grant Program -- as well as sustainable farming practices, farmland preservation, avian influenza mitigation, and organic farming. Governor Shapiro will continue working to ensure Pennsylvani  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * $570M Acquisition Would Allow the World's Largest Travel Management Company to Eliminate its Second-Largest Rival, Limiting Travel Management Options for American Businesses * * * The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to stop Global Business Travel Group Inc. (Amex GBT), the largest business travel management company in the world, from acquiring its rival, CW  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Business conditions are expected to be mixed in 2025, according to Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia members surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Thirty-three percent of members expected that business conditions will improve in 2025, compared with 29 percent of members who expected business conditions will get worse. The 15th annual surv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Jan. 10, 2025, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Hi. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. So, the president and the first lady continue to grieve the lives lost and livelihoods destroyed by the tragic wildfires that are burning communities in Southern California to  more