BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has entered a Final Order (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/042424_BOJ_Sons_Final_Order.pdf) against a Baltimore-based home improvement contractor, Bryan O. Jones, and his company, BOJ & Sons Construction, to pay restitution to consumers and civil penalties   more

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: During National Infertility Awareness Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act. The Act would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situ  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: CMS is aware that on April 25, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) released a proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) to provide appropriate coverage for skin substitute grafts used for chronic non-healing diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers. The MACs issued the collaborative proposed Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 26 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Brad Smith, Space Systems Command Public Affairs Space Systems Command's personnel are connected by a common purpose, far greater than any of the individuals that make up the organization, its commanding officer told a capacity crowd of several hundred people at a morning event, April 18, at Los Angeles Air Force Base. "One of our four 'Guardian Ideals' is connection - character, connecti  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 26 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Brad Smith, Space Systems Command Public Affairs Space Systems Command's personnel are connected by a common purpose, far greater than any of the individuals that make up the organization, its commanding officer told a capacity crowd of several hundred people at a morning event, April 18, at Los Angeles Air Force Base. "One of our four 'Guardian Ideals' is connection - character, connection, commitment, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore arrested a Salvadoran national convicted of accessory to murder and weapons charges in Baltimore. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore's Fugitive Operations Team apprehended the 28-year-old Salvadoran noncitizen April 20 at his residence in Reisterstown. "This is exactly the type of dangerous  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 25, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. All numbers reported below for the first quarter of 2024 are approximate until the Bank announces unaudited financial results in its Form 10-Q, which is expected to be filed with the Securit  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 25, 2024: The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today approved a first quarter 2024 cash dividend at an annualized rate of 7.35 percent. "We are pleased with our strong financial performance during the first quarter of the year," said FHLBank Atlanta Chair of the Board, Thornwell Dunlap  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, which would guarantee nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). In the wake of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services by clas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." In the letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/2024.04.09%20  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside 23 attorneys general and four cities, filed a motion this week to intervene in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards for model years 2027-2032 (Final Rule). The Final Rule sets s  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act and guarantee women's right to access assisted reproductive health care, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. Following a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 21 attorneys general are a  more

NEW YORK, April 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, in  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins Part of a corridor in the Pentagon was dedicated to the joint explosive ordnance disposal mission April 23, 2024. "It's truly an honor to officially open the Pentagon's first and only explosive ordnance disposal exhibit," said Melissa Dalton, deputy undersecretary of defense for policy. Over the course of 17 months, conceptual ideas became reality, items were donated from the services, photos and  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 26 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Fleet Week New York (FWNY) returns to New York City from May 22-28 with two U.S. Navy ships, three U.S. Coast Guard vessels, and four U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs). Additionally, NATO allies from Germany will join the week-long celebration. Ships from the U.S. military will participate in the Parade of Ships on Wednesday, May 22. USS Bataan (LHD 5) and ships from Germany will be ava  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this meeting today. It is particularly timely. This is our first board meeting since Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in a multibillion-dollar scheme involving FTX and an investment fund known as Alameda Research. During the sentencing process, the court heard co  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: This week, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown toured the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to view, first-hand, the damage and recovery efforts as a result of the Dali cargo ship crashing into a supporting column of the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024. The tragedy claimed the lives of six construction workers and brought shipping at the Port of Baltimore   more