WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued a statement after a federal judge halted the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, finding that a challenge is likely to succeed on the merits. Kroger and Albertsons are the largest supermarket chains in the country, and the proposed merger presented a significant risk of reduced competition and higher food prices nationw more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-1238) on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * To: Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL Campus, c/o Paul Parello, Jr., 2065 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL 60015 (sent by electronic mail) Antioquia Pentecostal Church Inc. c/o Jessica Gyllstrom, Esq., Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1011, Washington, DC 20036 (sent by electronic mail) I more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted a preliminary injunction in Raoul's lawsuit challenging the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. The ruling halts the merger of the largest supermarket chains in the country, including two of the Chicago area's major grocery chains, Jewel-Osco and Mariano's, pendin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today warned four voice service providers that they have been transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks on behalf of one or more of their customers. Raoul is a member of the bi-partisan, 51-attorney general Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, which has been investigating these providers. In the warning letters  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold the fake Percocet pills that killed a man in St. Louis County in 2022 to 23 years and eight months in prison. "I'm going to send a message to other drug dealers," said Judge Schelp, who also ordered Deontae' Tre'Von Overall to pay $21,736 in restitution to his victim's f more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024, on the U.S. District Court's preliminary injunction blocking the Kroger-Albertsons merger: * * * "Earlier today, Judge Adrienne Nelson of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon granted the State of Oregon's request for a preliminary injunction that would block the Kroger-Albertsons merger from proceeding. Judge Nelson's ruling confirms our argument that the pr more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry is leading a coalition of Attorneys General in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of rules that would require internet, cable, voice, and broadcast satellite providers to take some of the pain out of routine customer service calls and allow for better consumer choices. The Office of Attorney General more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted on December 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger Company from acquiring Albertsons Companies, Inc. in what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The FTC challenged the $24.6 billion deal alongside a bipartisan group of nine state attorneys general. In response to the distri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) began accepting orders for the 2024 American Innovation $1 Coin Reverse Proof Set on December 10 at noon EST. The set is priced at $28.00 (product code 24GC). Orders are limited to five sets per household for the first 24 hours of sales. The American Innovation(R) $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series featuring distinctive reverse (tails) designs that pay ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Makes $2 Billion Available to Support Expansion of Current and Development of New Markets * * * SPRINGFIELD, Illinois December 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency's (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, provide safe drinking water and create good-paying jobs. more PR