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Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Implement Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Press Releases 01/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Implement Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of 21...
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President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Directs $100 Million to Lower Heating and Cooling Bills
As President Biden and his Administration work to lower costs for working families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the release of $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help families...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million in New Funding to Support School Infrastructure Investments
The Biden-Harris Administration announced eight new grant awards today totaling more than $37 million over five years under the Supporting America’s School Infrastructure (SASI) program and one new grant for $10 million over five years under the...
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Chef Ann Foundation Launches First-Ever Federally Registered Fellowship Program to Cultivate New Generation of School Food Leaders
Boulder, CO, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) today announced it has chosen 24 fellows from across the country to participate in its inaugural year-long Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship (HSFP) program. Over the...
TDH Information About Recently Recalled Quaker Oats Products Due To Possible Salmonella Risk
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding consumers not to eat any of the recently recalled Quaker Oats products. The Quaker Oats Company has announced an expansion to the December 15, 2023 recall to also include additional...
Public Notice – CNMI Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) MP-23-0006 Impacts of Services Due to Financial Constraints
SPA# MP-23-0006 Effective Date: April 1, 2023 Description: Under the waiver authority of Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act, the Commonwealth Medicaid Agency will limit, reduce, or suspend services due to financial constraints and...
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Tertia Freas appointed to First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank Boards of Directors
HONOLULU, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB), announced today the appointment of Tertia Freas to serve on its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of First Hawaiian Bank. Freas also was appointed to the...
FEMA Urges Residents of Guam, Mariana Islands to Prepare Ahead of Tropical Storm Bolaven
WASHINGTON -- FEMA encourages all people in the path of Tropical Storm Bolaven to prepare now and follow instructions of local officials. Anyone in the forecasted path of the storm should monitor local weather alerts for updates and finalize their...
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FDA Roundup: April 1, 2022
For Immediate Release: April 01, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Today, the FDA published the FDA Voices: “Give Your Community a Boost: Combatting Misinformation...
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Guam’s Major Disaster Declaration Authorizing Additional Federal Assistance to Help Individuals and Families Jumpstart Recovery Following Typhoon Mawar
WASHINGTON -- President Biden amended the Major Disaster Declaration for Guam on Sunday, authorizing additional federal assistance to disaster survivors to help aid in their recovery from Typhoon Mawar. Survivors who are uninsured or underinsured...
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600 FEMA Personnel Supporting Recovery Efforts Following Typhoon Mawar, Agency Urges Residents in Guam to Remain Cautious Amid Flood Warnings
WASHINGTON -- Following President Biden’s amended Major Disaster Declaration for Guam on Sunday, FEMA has received nearly 5,300 registrations for assistance and urges survivors to continue to register. More than 630 FEMA personnel are supporting...
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USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Support U.S. Specialty Crop Producers; Marks $1 Billion in Investments through this Program
WASHINGTON, August 23, 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The grant...
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Proclamation – CNMI Zero Waste Week – March 27, 2023 – April 2, 2023
WHEREAS, the Zero Waste International Alliance defines “Zero Waste” as the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging and materials without burning and with no...
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Letter to FDA on Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in issuing a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ways to better address the youth vaping crisis. The bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys...
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Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congressional Leaders to Protect Children Against AI-Driven Exploitation
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Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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September 5, 2023
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 54 states and territories in sending a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the creation of an expert commission to study how artificial intelligence...
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The Office of the Attorney General Defends States’ Rights to Limit Deadly Weapons
Third Circuit case | U.S. Supreme Court case TRENTON — In two separate friend-of-the-court filings, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General stood up to the gun lobby which, once again, is seeking to end common-sense weapon restrictions....
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Attorney General Josh Stein Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing FDA to Protect Kids from E-Cigarette Addiction
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its...
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Attorney General Hilgers Requests FDA to Protect Kids from E-Cigarette Addiction
LINCOLN—Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. The Attorney...
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P-EBT Distribution for Summer 2022
The Nutrition Assistance Program, (NAP) in conjunction with the Public School System (PSS) Child Nutrition Program, has announced the P-EBT distribution schedule for Summer 2022 (School Year 2021-2022). Children enrolled in public and private...
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging FDA to Ban Sale of Synthetic Nicotine Products
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a bipartisan coalition, urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect public health and address the youth vaping crisis by banning the sale of synthetic nicotine...
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