BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that provides historic investments in towns and cities across the nation. Today, the coalition sent a letter   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could determine the fate of internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Arizona and across the country, Attorney General Mayes is leading a bipartisan effort urging the court to keep in place a fund that supports those services. The Universal Service Fund, or USF, was established as part of   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Funding Program for Broadband Access in Rural Communities January 16, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged the Supreme Court to uphold a funding program that supports broadband access in rural communities across the country. The Universal Service Fund (USF) supports internet, phone, and communication  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Leads National Fight to Protect Federal Firearm Safety Measures from Incoming Trump Administration Forced Reset Triggers Intervention | Engaged in the Business Intervention  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading an effort by more than a dozen states to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: * * * CFPB Takes Action to Address Illegal Debt Collection Practices by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action to resolve its case against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts for unlawfully filing defective debt collection lawsuits to collect on private student loan debt. The CFPB and the Trusts fi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC also announced updates to its enforcement action search tool. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Found QSI employed children for overnight cleaning shifts * * * CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with a Tennessee cleaning contractor that requires the employer to pay $400,000 in civil money penalties, monitor and audit policies to prevent the employment of children in dangerous jobs, and maintain a toll-free number for reporting concerns ab  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities to defend two Clean Air Act waivers granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are critically important to stop climate change and protecting public health from air pollution. The EPA's Clean Air Act waivers support California's enforcement of CARB's  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that he and over a dozen other states are joining together to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that protect the ban on Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) and expanded criminal background checks for gun purchases. "Gun violence impacts all Marylanders, regardless of whe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4555) on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * In the Matter of DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION (f/k/a ADAMIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION) and ROBERT O. HOPKINS, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COM  more