LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Takes Action to Protect Affordable Care Act Access for DACA Recipients LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that on behalf of the People of Michigan, she joined 13 other states to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. The motion to intervene (PDF) comes as the incoming Trump Administration is expected to halt federal e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Inauguration Day, Attorney General Bonta Files Legal Action to Defend Dreamers' Access to Healthcare With incoming Trump Administration expected to withdraw support, California seeks to intervene to defend healthcare access from legal challenge OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a motion to intervene in defens  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Attorney General Mayes today announced that she and 13 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. The motion to intervene comes as the incoming Trump Administration is expected to halt federal efforts to legally defend the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, CARB Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers OAKLAND -- On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed motions to intervene in litigation to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency'  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Leads National Fight to Protect Health Care Access for DACA Recipients For Immediate Release: January 15, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Motion to Intervene TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading an effort a group of 14 states in defending health insurance acce  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL TAKES ACTION TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ACCESS FOR DACA RECIPIENTS Illinois and 13 States Intervene to Defend Access to Health Care as Incoming Administration Expected to Withdraw Support of Federal Rule Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that Illinois is joining with 13 other states to defend health insurance  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Delaware steps in to fill legal void in Court challenge to health care access * * * Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware, New Jersey, and 12 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. The motion to intervene comes as the incoming Trump Administration is expected to halt federal eff  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Ex-USS John F. Kennedy to Commence Final Transit, Jan. 16 PHILADELPHIA--The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to commence its final transit from the U.S. Navy's Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling, Jan. 16. Upon departure early on Thursday morning, the ship will be visible from the waterfronts along the Delaware River as the ship transits through   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that he and 13 other states are joining together to defend health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges. Established in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) enables certain young people who came to the United States as children and have lived here continuously since 2007, who are commonly kn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Helps Students and Educators Dive into Environmental Education NOAA has awarded 16 new projects nearly $1.4 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funding as part of the Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. These projects are located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.; some will touch the entire region. Students and teachers around the Chesapea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Delaware Can Proceed Toward Network Construction That Will Connect All Remaining Homes and Small Businesses to Affordable High-Speed Internet * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Delaware's Final Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 15, 2025, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the administration's work to strengthen America and lead the world: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. (Applause.) If I didn't say anything, this would go on all afternoon -- (laughter) -- for good reason. Mr. President, it is an honor to welcome you back to the State Department. On day one of this administration, you shared a few things with me. You told me s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Letter from President Biden Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure. Today, we have the stronge  more