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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Opposes Move to Prohibit States from Enforcing AI Laws
For Immediate Release: Friday, May 16, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 39 Republican and Democrat attorneys general opposing an attempt by Congress to prevent states from implementing...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Opposes Move to Prohibit States from Enforcing AI Laws
For Immediate Release: Friday, May 16, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 39 Republican and Democrat attorneys general opposing an attempt by Congress to prevent states from implementing...

Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March...

CORRECTION: Pennsylvania English Teacher Named 2025 National Teacher of the Year
CORRECTION -- Pearson is a platinum level sponsor of the National Teacher of the Year Program. An earlier version of this press release listed the company at an incorrect tier. WASHINGTON, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council of Chief...

Pennsylvania English Teacher Named 2025 National Teacher of the Year
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced Ashlie Crosson, a Pennsylvania English teacher, as the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. Crosson serves Mifflin County High...

Unlocking Veteran tax exemptions across states and U.S. territories
Most U.S. states and territories provide tax benefits for Veterans, their families and survivors. Whether you’re a Veteran checking options in your area, a family member or survivor seeking clarity, or a transitioning service member planning your...

The 2025 Navy Week locations include 14 cities across the United States and one U.S. territory
The cities include: Tucson, AZ Feb. 17-23 Sacramento, CA March 17-23 American Samoa April 14-20 Huntsville, AL April 21-27 Richmond, VA May 12-18 Anchorage, AK June 16-22 Duluth, MN June 30- July 6 Milwaukee, WI July 14-20 Sioux Falls, SD Aug....

Superlative Sound: U.S. Pacific Fleet Band Shares Culture with Pacific Islands, Continues Proud Tradition
In 2024, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band shared its music with 2.5 million people in nine countries and four Hawaiian Islands. Its 600 engagements included concerts for the community, performances for school children, official Navy events and...

Missouri Attorney General Bailey Asks Congress To Take Action Against Middlemen Driving Up Drug Prices
April 22, 2025 12:46 pm JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in calling on Congress to prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their affiliates from...

PHOTO GALLERY: Army Reserve infantry unit in Hawaii trains at Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center
100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command returns fire while defending a forward operating base during the Joint...

PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
[PRESS RELEASE – TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025] – His Excellency Mr. Victor Vavricker presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at a Credentials Ceremony held...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Stronger Response to Combat Human Trafficking
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 41 bipartisan Attorneys General urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F....

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Stronger Response to Combat Human Trafficking
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 41 bipartisan Attorneys General urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F....

Attorney General Jackley Joins Letter Demanding Better Federal-State Cooperation to End Human Trafficking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 17, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 39 other Attorneys General have requested that the U.S. Department of Health...

Attorney General Bonta Continues in the United Fight Against Human Trafficking, Joins Bipartisan Letter to Trump Administration
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan, multistate letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert Kennedy, Jr., advocating that the National Human Trafficking Hotline grant be awarded to...

April 14, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking Congress to Prohibit PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...

News Release – DOH Reports Sixth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, M.D., MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE DOH REPORTS SIXTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 FOR...

Navy Office of Community Outreach Releases its 2025 Navy Week Schedule
The cities include: Tucson, AZ Feb. 17-23 Sacramento, CA March 17-23 American Samoa April 14-20 Huntsville, AL April 21-27 Richmond, VA May 12-18 Anchorage, AK June 16-22 Duluth, MN June 30- July 6 Milwaukee, WI July 14-20 Sioux Falls, SD Aug....

West Fargo Sheyenne High’s Shaina Eagleson Named As Outstanding Science Educator
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Thursday congratulated Shaina Eagleson, a science teacher at West Fargo’s Sheyenne High School, who has been named a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...

West Fargo Sheyenne High’s Shaina Eagleson Named As Outstanding Science Educator
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Thursday congratulated Shaina Eagleson, a science teacher at West Fargo’s Sheyenne High School, who has been named a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...