LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Settles Investigation into Fraudulent Pet Adoption Scheme LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance and Discontinuance (PDF) in the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Ingham County resolving an investigation into unlawful business practices by Paige Harkema of Oshtemo Township using the alias "Abby Stratiskii." The Assurance re  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Cynthia Solano, 40, of Phoenix, was sentenced this week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 87 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for her involvement in a transnational firearm smuggling organization. On August 14, 2024, Solano pleaded guilty to Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. Between February  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on entitled "Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - December 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.5 percent over the past two months, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.5 percent for the tw  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 29, 2025 AIR FORCE L3Harris Technology Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded an $89,996,615 cost-plus-fixed fee, cost delivery order for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) with a base plus two option periods. This delivery order provides for developing, integrating and delivering mission thread software within ATLAS to meet ATLAS initial operational capability an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Name of Product: AMX Global Portable Folding Stadium Seats Hazard: The recalled stadium seats have bleacher security hooks that can crack and break, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: January 30, 2025 Units: About 22,500 Consumer Contact: AMX Global toll-free at 888-439-5139 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or email  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Former Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Sentenced for Assault of County Jail Inmate LANSING - Yesterday, Ronald Leggitt, 44, of Marshall, was sentenced by the Honorable John G. McBain Jr. in the 4th Judicial Circuit Court in Jackson County to 2 years' probation with the first 7 days to be served in jail for assaulting a county jail inmate under his supervision at the Hill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Jan. 25, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 207,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised a  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 30 -- The New Mexico Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Albuquerque, NM -- The New Mexico Department of Justice has filed a joint amicus brief supporting the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling against a license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Interim Storage Partners, LLC (ISP), which would allow for storage of nuclear waste in Texas near the New Mexico border. The brief reflects the NMDOJ's continuing ef  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The new policy, issued by the P  more