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MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, June 9, 2025, to Monday, June 16, 2025day, August 28, 2023
MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, June 9, 2025, to Monday, June 16, 2025 Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify,...

Dogfish Head Dubbed Official Beer of JAWS 50th Anniversary Celebrations
MILTON, Del., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” … er, beer! Dogfish Head joins forces with the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic shark film, JAWS. As the...

Attorney General Bird Announces $37.8 Million Opioid Settlement from Purdue Pharma
DES MOINES -- Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Iowa has agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The settlement would resolve litigation against Purdue and the Sacklers...

What’s Your Dream Job? Gray-New Gloucester Middle School Students Get a Closer Look
At Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, students aren’t just being asked what they want to be when they grow up; they’re being shown how to get there. On April 17, 2025, more than 500 students in grades five through eight participated in the...

3D Printing Construction Market to Reach $3.3 Trillion by 2032, growing at a 105.8% CAGR | CyBe Construction, Peri group
3D Printing Construction Market to Reach $3.3 Trillion by 2032, growing at a 105.8% CAGR | CyBe Construction, Peri group NEW CASTLE, DE, UNITED STATES, June 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The construction industry stands on the edge of a...

55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement
Alaska may receive up to $12.2 million June 16, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion...

Yost Co-leads Bipartisan Coalition Targeting Gambling Loophole
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A bipartisan group of 36 attorneys general co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is challenging a federal court ruling that risks creating a loophole for unregulated gambling. “States rightfully have the ability to protect...

Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition in Submitting a Comment Letter Opposing Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in filing a comment letter with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing offshore oil and gas drilling in the...

Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Of 23 Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Unlawful Freeze of Foreign Aid Funds
Press Releases 06/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Of 23 Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Unlawful Freeze of Foreign Aid Funds (Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 23 attorneys general...

H2O America’s General Counsel, Willie Brown, Appointed to CalChamber Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) announces the appointment of Willie Brown, vice president and general counsel, to the CalChamber board effective May 5, 2025. "I am honored to join the board of...

Seaweed Market Worth Observing Growth Rate of 9.5% from 2025 to 2034 | Annie Chun's, Inc., Brandt, Inc., Cargill
WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The seaweed market size was valued at $7.5 billion in 2024, and is estimated to reach $18.1 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 9.5% from 2025 to 2034. Seaweed is a diverse...

Brookfield Renewable Corporation Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
BROOKFIELD, NEWS, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Renewable Corporation (the “Corporation”) (TSX, NYSE: BEPC) today announced that all eight nominees proposed for election to the board of directors of the Corporation by holders of...

Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma
SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. This...

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Job Corps
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Job Corps, a national program that offers career training and housing to young Americans from low-income backgrounds. Job Corps...

55 Attorneys General Sign on to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement
Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The...

55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement
55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement North Carolina will receive nearly $150 million RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S....

Attorney General Bonta Signs On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement
California will receive up to $440 million OAKLAND – Attorney General Bonta today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma L.P....

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as...

Industry-Leading Water Quality Handbook Now Available Free
The consortium behind the handbook is offering a free PDF version. WILKES-BARRE, PA, UNITED STATES, June 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- B.F. Environmental Consultants, an environmental consulting and education firm providing a range of services...

Attorney General James Announces Every State Has Joined $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...