PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Jaclyn D'Olivo In a significant move to support the well-being of National Guard and Reserve members, their families, and communities, the Army Contracting Command-New Jersey center recently awarded a major contract worth approximately $9.8 million. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which includes a negotiated savings of $700,000, will provide stability and stre  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: People Should Not Have to Fear Gun Violence While Riding on Public Transit OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 23, 2025 ARMY Sherlock, Smith, and Adams Inc.,* Montgomery, Alabama (W912DY-25-D-0049); Miller-Remick Michael Baker JV,* Cherry Hill, New Jersey (W912DY-25-D-0048); AE Works LTD.,* Sewickley, Pennsylvania (W912DY-25-D-0035); Apogee Consulting Group PA,* Cary, North Carolina (W912DY-25-D-0036); Health Facility Solutions,* Wichita, Kansas (W912DY-25-D-0047); Burdette, Koehler, Murphy and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The District of Columbia Superintendent of Education issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Students from School Without Walls and DC International School to attend program in DC and receive $10,000 scholarship * * * DC high school students Zahra Dinkins and Pierce Lilly will join US Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton in representing the District of Columbia during the 63rd annual United States Senate Youth Program's (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held March 1-8, 20  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * First Lady Tammy Murphy Convenes Hospital Leaders In Commemoration of 7th Annual New Jersey Maternal Health Awareness Day All 46 NJ Labor and Delivery Hospitals Signed Pledge to Align Maternal Health Efforts in 2025 TRENTON - In recognition of Maternal Health Awareness Day in New Jersey, First Lady Tammy Murphy today convened hospital leaders from across the state for a roundtable discu  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy and AG Platkin Announce Recipients of $14.5 Million in Grant Funding for Violence Intervention and Prevention Work For Immediate Release: January 23, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance - Patricia Teffenhart, Executive Director 27 Organizations to Rece  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing Rape Kit Tracking System TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed S715/A908, which requires the Office of the Attorney General to establish an internet-based rape kit tracking system. The bill, which unanimously passed both the Senate and General Assembly before reaching the Governor's desk, requires the Attorney General to issue guidelines  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation TRENTON - Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bill into law: S1323/A2076 (Pou/Sarlo, Pintor Marin/Park/Wimberly) \- Revises various provisions concerning New Jersey Aspire Program and surrender of tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020. *** Original text here: https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562025/approv  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Murphy and AG Platkin Announce Recipients of $14.5 Million in Grant Funding for Violence Intervention and Prevention Work 27 Organizations to Receive Financial Support to Help Reduce Community Violence TRENTON -- Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that up to $14.5 million in grant funding will be distributed to twenty-seven (27)   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Administration Celebrates 5 Gigawatt Solar Energy Milestone - More Than Doubling Solar Energy Output Since 2017 SECAUCUS - The Murphy Administration today celebrated a major milestone in its clean energy transition. In December 2024, the state achieved 5 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar capacity, more than doubling its solar energy output since 2017. This significant accomplishment  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Fords, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 77 months of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on charges of violating federal drug trafficking laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Ryan Mendoza, 32, on Januar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Martinsburg, WV - On June 5, 2024, a warrant was issued out of Berkeley County for Manuel Ernest Watson Gordon,33, of Hagerstown, Maryland. The warrant charged Watson Gordon with failure to appear on charges of distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine. The charges were a result of an undercover purchase of narcotics in September of 2023 conducted by the Eastern Panhandl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 18 states 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 the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl "PFAS" forever chemicals under the Safe Drinking Water Act. "This EPA rule will protect people's  more