HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement strengthens and streamlines how the Office of the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The Department of Defense Education Activity Americas region is pleased to announce the 2025 District Teachers of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic and Southest districts. Congratulations to both of these educators, who are now in the running for DoDEA Teacher of the Year. Mid-Atlantic District Dr. Erica Edwards Heroes Elementary School Dr. Erica Edwards, a distinguished thir more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will accept applications for its 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) General Fund round starting June 27, 2024, through July 29, 2024. FHLBank Atlanta is making a record amount available since the program's inception in 1990 - approximately $55 million  more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 17 -- The White House issued the following remarks on April 15, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden during her visit to Guilford Technical Community College: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Governor Cooper. During the past few months, I've had the opportunity to see first-hand how your leadership is pushing this state forward - from strengthening our workforce to investing in women's health and helping us end cancer as we know it. Roy, you are an incred more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Lopez today joined a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases, the attorneys general arg more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 17 attorneys general, announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines the process for the attorneys general and the DOT to work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation cons more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In their amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/ff0a8e4e48/23-13914_13916_13921--Brief%20for%20DC%20NY%20et%20al%20as%20Amici%20Curiae%20for%20Pls-Ap more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/2284e469-b63d-4f83-bfd9-997c61b368db/fileAsset/2024.4.16%20-%20MV%20Realty%20-%20Complaint%20(File%20Stamped).pdf) against MV Realty PBC, LLC and MV Realty of Illinois, LLC, as well as corporate managers Amanda Zachman, Antony Mitchell and David Manchester, for allegedly tricking financially more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3105): * * * In Re: College Athlete Compensation Antitrust Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in the Northern District of California Carter action move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of California. This litigation consists of two actions, one pending in the District of Colorado and one pending in the Northern more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines how the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protection requirements more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protections. "Too often, air travel is a headache. This partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizes my office to b more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Frontier Communications that will require the internet service provider to invest $20 million over the next four years to improve internet infrastructure and speeds for North Carolina customers. "Affordable, reliable internet is necessary for North Carolinians to work, study, get health care, and run b more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division has collected fines from 14 stores in Alamance, Forsyth, Hertford, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Wake, Wilkes and Union counties for price scanning errors. "Many of the stores facing fines in the first quarter of 2024 had multiple failed inspections and a high rate of overcharging errors,"  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) has awarded four Engagement and Stewardship grants, totaling $94,250, to organizations located in central and northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia. The grants offer support to new and existing projects that seek to engage residents from communities throughout the Albemarle-Paml more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forest Service issued the following news release: The N.C. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program has announced that 71 communities, 12 campuses and two utilities have been awarded Tree City USA, Tree Campus Higher Education and Tree Line USA designations for 2023. Communities of Gastonia, Hendersonville and Southern Pines earned the Tree City USA Growth Award for 20 more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center as part of "The Year of Public Schools" education tour. The Governor was joined by teachers, students, local education leaders and local elected officials as he highlighted the outstanding work being done at the Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K Center and New Hanover County Schools and the ways that public educati more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced criminal indictments against 13 individuals on drug and/or gun charges. The indictments are the result of multiple joint investigations led by federal prosecutors, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Ash more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that federal prosecutors have reached a settlement agreement with the owners of the Express Inn and Suites LLC (Express Inn) in Gastonia, N.C. The agreement requires the owners of the Express Inn to provide access and accommodations to customers with disabilities, under the Americans with more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Carol Jean Darrow, 60, pled guilty today pursuant to a criminal information to failure to pay $346,775 in withheld employee payroll taxes. Darrow is the co-owner and operator of The Auto Finders, Inc. (TAF), a corporation headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. TAF is an automobile dealership. The defendant, a resident of Raleigh,  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang today admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Elijah Williams, aka "Lil Smith," 24, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to a superseding indictment that charged him with Racketeer Influenced and Co more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases (https://ag. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Millions of tons of small pieces of plastic are finding their way into the world's waters, and then into human beings. The plastics are often eaten by fish and shellfish and then passed to humans when they consume seafood. These plastic particles and other marine-related problems, such as algal blooms, are affecting the health of both waterways and people. To address these problems, the U.S. Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Turkey that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and A more PR

ATLATA, Georgia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released today the final land protection plan which allows for the protection of up to 287,090 acres of wildlife habitat and hardwood forest as part of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. The plan will guide conservation of a wildlife habitat corridor stretching along the Roanoke River from Weldon to the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced the expansion of four existing national wildlife refuges, which will allow for the voluntary conservation of up to 1.13 million acres of wildlife habitat in New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas. Investing in and expanding the National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service more PR