LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Vehicle Service Contracts Company for Deceptive Business Practices LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Opulent Marketing, Inc., and its owners, Adam Hakim and Isaac Saada, for allegedly engaging in deceptive business practices in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Beginning in 2018, Opulent Market  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin Files Actions to Protect and Defend Federal Environmental Regulations from Legal Attack View Lead Motion | View PFAS Amicus Brief | View ACC II Motion | View Omnibus Motion  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced three actions to defend key federal environmental protections that protect the health of all New Jerseyans. These filings come a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Drinking Water Standards OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking wa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Brief in Support of Mexico's Efforts to Hold Gun Manufacturers Accountable and Protect Our Communities OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the Mexican government's lawsuit against gun manufacturers to hold them accountable  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Congress to Preserve Inflation Reduction Act OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), critical legislation that provides historic investments across the nation. The coalition sent a letter to congressional lea  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $106 Million from Vanguard for Failing to Notify Investors of Changes to Retirement Funds January 17, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 45 securities regulators, together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today secured $106 million from Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS NATIONWIDE PFAS FOREVER CHEMICALS DRINKING WATER STANDARDS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 18 states, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per-   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD CRUCIAL LIFELINE TO INTERNET, PHONE SERVICE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS Chicago - As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could impact access to internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Illinois and across the country, Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan effort urg  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS Forever Chemical Drinking Water Standards (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule establishing nationwide drinking water standards fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues TCI of Alabama for Sex Discrimination Federal Agency Charges Alabama Recycler Refused to Hire Females for Laborer Positions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment, violated federal employment laws when it discriminated against female job applicants in its Pell City, Alabama, location, the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories Inc. (BioReference) and OPKO Health Inc. (OPKO), have agreed to pay $704,349 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act arising from BioReference's submission of claims for laboratory tests that had not been ordered by a patient's provider. OPKO is a Delaware Corporation. BioReference, a subsidiary of OPKO, is h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: United States Trustees appoint and supervise private trustees who administer bankruptcy estates under chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. U.S. Trustees also appoint private trustees to serve on a case-by-case basis in bankruptcies filed under subchapter V of chapter 11. Private trustees are not government employees. They do, however, work in concert with the United States Trustees to ensure t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Office of the Attorney General Announces $106 Million Nationwide Vanguard Settlement Division of Consumer Affairs  - Cari Fais, Director Bureau of Securities - Michelle M. Harris, Bureau Chief TRENTON - The Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities announced today that the State has joined a task force of state securi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- President Biden issued the following farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, I am speaking to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me speak to important news from earlier today. After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration -- by my administration, a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas, the elements of which I laid out in great detail in May of this year. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4556) on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * In the Matter of GRUBMARKET, INC. Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4560) on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * In the Matter of JEFFERY Q. JOHNSON, CPA Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(k) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, SECTION 4C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDI  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Haaland Designates Five Affiliated Areas to Expand Storytelling at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced five current and former schools in Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia as affiliated areas of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, reflecting a more complete telling of t  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Team Dover honorary commanders scope out base operations * Published Jan. 16, 2025 * By Jeremy Larlee * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Airmen from the 436th and 512th Operations Groups hosted 28 honorary commanders Jan. 15, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The local community members' tour included visits to the 9th and 3rd airlift squadrons  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Team Dover honorary commanders scope out base operations * Published Jan. 16, 2025 * By Jeremy Larlee * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Airmen from the 436th and 512th Operations Groups hosted 28 honorary commanders Jan. 15, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The local community members' tour included visits to the 9th and 3rd airlift squadrons  more