Existing rules and Universal Services Fund programs to stay in effect indefinitely as appeals process rolls forward EDMOND, Okla., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers' Research v. FCC that the annual $8...
Existing rules and Universal Services Fund programs to stay in effect indefinitely as appeals process rolls forward EDMOND, Okla., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers' Research v. FCC that the annual $8...
The lawsuit alleges The Huntley Hotel, violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked. LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action...
The lawsuit alleges The Huntley Hotel, violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked. LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action...
TorkLaw and Cutter Law have jointly filed a high-profile lawsuit against Martinez Refinery Company LLC MARTINEZ, Calif., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a decisive move to safeguard community health, environmental integrity, and corporate responsibility, TorkLaw and Cutter Law have...
TorkLaw and Cutter Law have jointly filed a high-profile lawsuit against Martinez Refinery Company LLC MARTINEZ, Calif., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a decisive move to safeguard community health, environmental integrity, and corporate responsibility, TorkLaw and Cutter Law have...
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig is a finalist for three Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) Social Impact Awards in the EMEA region. The firm's London office was shortlisted for the Inclusive Recruitment Firm of the Year and Anti-discrimination Firm of the Year awards. LONDON, July 25, 2024...
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig is a finalist for three Legal Benchmarking Group (LBG) Social Impact Awards in the EMEA region. The firm's London office was shortlisted for the Inclusive Recruitment Firm of the Year and Anti-discrimination Firm of the Year awards. LONDON, July 25, 2024...
Jenniffer Lee, Candidate for Republican State Committeewoman, talks about why she is running and what she hopes to accomplish with the Party position. BOCA RATON, Fla., July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Long-time Boca Raton resident, Jenniffer Lee, has decided to put her money where her...
Jenniffer Lee, Candidate for Republican State Committeewoman, talks about why she is running and what she hopes to accomplish with the Party position. BOCA RATON, Fla., July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Long-time Boca Raton resident, Jenniffer Lee, has decided to put her money where her...
Designatronics is pleased to announce the award of a new design patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The US patent number US D1,022,683 S, entitled Coupling Device, was issued on April 16, 2024. HICKSVILLE, Ohio, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --...
Designatronics is pleased to announce the award of a new design patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The US patent number US D1,022,683 S, entitled Coupling Device, was issued on April 16, 2024. HICKSVILLE, Ohio, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --...
Forbes Council Welcomes Blanks to Its Prestigious Network of Leaders, Aiming to Maximize Impact and Drive Innovation Across the Public Sector ST. LOUIS, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kieran Blanks, MBA., a visionary leader in workforce innovation and social entrepreneurship, has...
Forbes Council Welcomes Blanks to Its Prestigious Network of Leaders, Aiming to Maximize Impact and Drive Innovation Across the Public Sector ST. LOUIS, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kieran Blanks, MBA., a visionary leader in workforce innovation and social entrepreneurship, has...
Lathrop GPM attorneys Jean Paul Bradshaw II and Mike Piazza filed an amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in conjunction with non-profit ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network) on behalf of 35 members of Congress supporting a challenge to the constitutionality of the...
Lathrop GPM attorneys Jean Paul Bradshaw II and Mike Piazza filed an amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in conjunction with non-profit ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network) on behalf of 35 members of Congress supporting a challenge to the constitutionality of the...
Ford to Lead New Strategic Plan as Organization Approaches 40th Anniversary, Ushering an Innovative Era for the Adaptive Sports Organization PARK CITY, Utah, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the National Ability Center (NAC), a leading nonprofit organization that provides...
Ford to Lead New Strategic Plan as Organization Approaches 40th Anniversary, Ushering an Innovative Era for the Adaptive Sports Organization PARK CITY, Utah, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the National Ability Center (NAC), a leading nonprofit organization that provides...
BBC is reporting that Mark Carney says household energy bills will drop by 2030 thanks to new technologies, omitting the fact that someone must pay for power grid and generation upgrades, says Friends of Science Society. Media outlets are reporting 'hottest day ever' despite most nations...
BBC is reporting that Mark Carney says household energy bills will drop by 2030 thanks to new technologies, omitting the fact that someone must pay for power grid and generation upgrades, says Friends of Science Society. Media outlets are reporting 'hottest day ever' despite most nations...
The lawsuit alleges Jersey Mike's Subs violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay its employees for all time worked. ORANGE, Calif., July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Orange County labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action...
The lawsuit alleges Jersey Mike's Subs violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay its employees for all time worked. ORANGE, Calif., July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Orange County labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action...
Community-driven organization honors the beloved Italian dish with acts of kindness and support in cities across the nation for the third year in a row. CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As National Lasagna Day approaches on July 29, 2024, Lasagna Love is geared to deliver at...
Community-driven organization honors the beloved Italian dish with acts of kindness and support in cities across the nation for the third year in a row. CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As National Lasagna Day approaches on July 29, 2024, Lasagna Love is geared to deliver at...
AG Ferguson’s AI Task Force convenes inaugural meeting, public comment welcome
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OLYMPIA — The public is invited to participate in the first meeting of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force on Friday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
$500 million cover-up exposed in Mohave County, costing $1 million per year in lost tax revenue. Supervisors, county employees and Santa Fe Ranch Property Owners Association implicated in scandal. YUCCA, Ariz., July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Disturbing revelations have emerged...
$500 million cover-up exposed in Mohave County, costing $1 million per year in lost tax revenue. Supervisors, county employees and Santa Fe Ranch Property Owners Association implicated in scandal. YUCCA, Ariz., July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Disturbing revelations have emerged...
Kuma Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a state-of-the-art computer lab in Georgetown South, Manassas, VA, aimed at bridging the digital divide and empowering underserved youth with essential STEAM skills. This initiative follows the successful establishment of a similar lab in...
Kuma Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a state-of-the-art computer lab in Georgetown South, Manassas, VA, aimed at bridging the digital divide and empowering underserved youth with essential STEAM skills. This initiative follows the successful establishment of a similar lab in...
This new partnership will provide discounted single-game tickets for military and first responders, and honor those who serve through integrated campaigns at all home matches SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- San Diego FC (SDFC) announced today the Club has signed a...
This new partnership will provide discounted single-game tickets for military and first responders, and honor those who serve through integrated campaigns at all home matches SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- San Diego FC (SDFC) announced today the Club has signed a...
Miami-Dade County single-family home sales rose year-over-year in Q2 2024 and are on pace to surpass last year's total as $600K and up existing condo transactions surged 99% versus pre-COVID (June 2019). MIAMI, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Miami-Dade County single-family home sales...
Miami-Dade County single-family home sales rose year-over-year in Q2 2024 and are on pace to surpass last year's total as $600K and up existing condo transactions surged 99% versus pre-COVID (June 2019). MIAMI, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Miami-Dade County single-family home sales...
New Care Model Aims to Increase Care Coordination, Support for Caregivers TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chapters Health System, the nation's largest, not-for-profit advanced illness and hospice care organization, announced they were selected by the Centers for...
New Care Model Aims to Increase Care Coordination, Support for Caregivers TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chapters Health System, the nation's largest, not-for-profit advanced illness and hospice care organization, announced they were selected by the Centers for...
HeroZona Foundation, APS, Arizona Diamondbacks, Crescent Crown, and More to Host Backpack and Supplies Giveaway PHOENIX, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Phoenix Tools 4 School, the largest backpack and school supply giveaway event in Arizona, is coming back to the Travis L. Williams...
HeroZona Foundation, APS, Arizona Diamondbacks, Crescent Crown, and More to Host Backpack and Supplies Giveaway PHOENIX, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Phoenix Tools 4 School, the largest backpack and school supply giveaway event in Arizona, is coming back to the Travis L. Williams...
Heartland Animal Shelter collaborated in a volunteer initiative alongside the SBB Research Group Foundation, which partners with local nonprofits through its Champion A Charity Program. CHICAGO , July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heartland Animal Shelter collaborated in a volunteer...
Heartland Animal Shelter collaborated in a volunteer initiative alongside the SBB Research Group Foundation, which partners with local nonprofits through its Champion A Charity Program. CHICAGO , July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heartland Animal Shelter collaborated in a volunteer...
AAEA annual meeting track session MILWAUKEE, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Track Session sponsored by the Extension Section, "Washington Policy Outlook" will focus on contemporary, federal policy issues affecting agriculture. The presenters will provide...
AAEA annual meeting track session MILWAUKEE, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Track Session sponsored by the Extension Section, "Washington Policy Outlook" will focus on contemporary, federal policy issues affecting agriculture. The presenters will provide...
07/22/2024 Washington State Governor's Information Feed
Gov. Jay Inslee announced two new appointments today. Inslee is appointing Pat Sullivan to serve as director of the Washington State Office of Financial Management, and Sheri Sawyer to serve as his new executive director of legislative affairs. Both positions serve on Inslee’s executive team.
Sullivan will succeed David Schumacher, who has held the role since 2013. Schumacher is stepping down in September for a new position as public affairs director for the Washington State Investment Board. In addition to being a member of the governor’s executive team, the OFM director also serves on the governor’s cabinet.
Sullivan has extensive experience in public policy and budgeting. He spent more than 17 years as an elected official in the Washington State House of Representatives, including 12 years as the majority leader. He served as the first mayor for the town of Covington, and worked as a senior legislative assistant to then King County councilmember Dow Constantine. Since 2022, he has worked with the governor's office, where he currently serves as the executive director of legislative affairs.
Sheri Sawyer, who is currently the deputy director of policy and outreach, will assume Sullivan's current role managing legislative affairs. Sawyer has been with Inslee's office for nearly a decade. She joined as a senior policy advisor in 2016. Earlier in her career, she worked for the Washington State Auditor's Office and the Association of Washington Cities.
"Pat is a tremendously talented negotiator with a track record of navigating complex laws and budgets," said Inslee. "He is a trusted leader among both parties in the Legislature and I know he will offer exceptional counsel and expertise to our agencies and our office.”
“I’m also happy that Sheri is willing to step into the role of leading legislative affairs,” Inslee continued. “I deeply value Sheri's expertise and advice, as do the legislators we work with. I look forward to continuing to work with both Pat and Sheri in their new roles."
Inslee also expressed his gratitude to David Schumacher, the outgoing OFM director, for his long-standing service and countless contributions. "David has been with my administration since day one and has become a close confidant and friend. During the past 12 years, our state has confronted historic challenges, from a pandemic and growing climate change impacts to a growing population driving significant demand for housing and services. Our success in making Washington a best state for business and workers and a leader in climate action is due in no small part to David’s leadership.”
"I've always relished the opportunity to collaborate with legislators and agency leaders to build budgets and programs that enable Washingtonians to thrive," said Sullivan. "It's an honor to take on this role at the helm of OFM."
"Washington has led the nation on so many fronts in recent years," said Sawyer. "We've been able to champion policies that foster equity and prosperity across the state. I'm proud to step into this new role on the administration's executive team."
Sullivan holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington. Sawyer holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of California Santa Barbara and a master's of public administration from the Evergreen State College.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today he is appointing Lisa Keating director of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission The position was previously held by Manny Santiago, who served as the commission’s inaugural director when it launched in 2019. He left the commission in February 2024. Sheri Sawyer, deputy director of policy and outreach for the governor's office, has served as acting director.
Keating has extensive experience advocating on behalf of LGBTQ+ people in Washington state and nationally.
From 2021 to 2023, she served as the director of family engagement and policy with the GenderCool Project, a youth-led movement helping replace misinformed opinions with positive experiences meeting transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving. Prior to that, Keating founded and ran My Purple Umbrella, where she provided training on LGBTQ+ safety and inclusion for schools, healthcare facilities and community organizations.
"Throughout her career Lisa has worked to better the lives of those who count themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community here in Washington and across the country," said Inslee. "With her integrity, experience and dedication to public service she is well placed to lead this commission and advance the cause of building a stronger, more equitable Washington. I also want to thank Manny and Sheri for their leadership. Manny did tremendous work to build and strengthen the commission in its first years, and Sheri has made sure the commission maintained its momentum while we searched for a new director."
Keating has also worked as an ELO (expanded learning opportunities) provider at the Tacoma Public Schools. She was elected to the school board for Tacoma Public Schools in 2019 and currently serves as the board's president.
"The LGBTQ+ commission in Washington is doing groundbreaking work," said Keating. "From the statewide survey currently underway to the youth advisory council in development, I look forward to working with my colleagues to improve the way state government meets the needs of Washingtonians, in a manner that is inclusive and mindful of gender or sexual orientation."
AG Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit files two new criminal prosecutions against three defendants
New cases involve passing fake checks from state treasurer, reselling high-end liquor
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit filed two new felony criminal cases today. This marks five prosecutions since Ferguson established the new unit last year.
AG Ferguson’s statement on court rejecting request to enforce subpoena against Seattle Archdiocese
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement in response to the King County Superior Court denying a request to enforce his office’s subpoena against the Seattle Archdiocese in his Catholic Church investigation:
Today Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Jennifer E. Slattery to the Whatcom County Superior Court. She will fill a new, fifth seat created by the Legislature in 2024.
Slattery has focused her 15-year career on family law and general civil litigation. For the last seven years, she operated her own small firm, consistently employing students part-time to build practical experience. Her family law practice includes litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. Since 2023, Slattery has also served as a pro tem commissioner for the Whatcom County Superior Court. In that capacity, she presides over minor guardianship, protection orders, dependency, juvenile detention, unlawful detainers, and criminal arraignments.
Slattery has also been active in her community. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Bellingham Sunrise Rotary Club. She currently serves as its immediate past-president. Slattery has also served for several years as a board director with the Whatcom Community College Foundation and as a volunteer attorney with LAW Advocates and Street Law clinics. As a volunteer attorney, she has provided extensive pro bono legal assistance.
“Jennifer Slattery is dedicated to her community. She is respected, experienced, and well-prepared to serve Whatcom County in this role,” said Inslee. “I'm pleased that she will bring her integrity, work ethic, and compassion to the Whatcom County Superior Court bench."
Slattery earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington. She earned her law degree from Seattle University Law School.
Jennifer Slattery was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to the Whatcom County Superior Court on July 12, 2024.
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Washington’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. At launch, the promise for the future of Washington’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was threefold: someone to call, someone to respond, and a place to go. Two years later, efforts are well underway to build out the system by marshaling response and care resources.
Personalized lifelines offer culturally-competent counseling for veterans, LGBTQ+ youth, and Native help-seekers. Twelve new or expanded crisis response teams are operating statewide. And the state Department of Health is in the process of policymaking for new walk-in stabilization centers and other 'places to go' for people in crisis.
As many as 8,600 people call 988 each month, and another 2,100 people text the lifeline. It's helping people. And as more response and care resources come online, it will help a great many more.
AG Ferguson: Plastic surgeon must pay $5 million for illegally manipulating consumer ratings
Allure Esthetic must pay restitution to 21,000 Washingtonians and seek removal of all fake reviews, among other significant reforms
SEATTLE — Allure Esthetic and Dr. Javad Sajan must pay $5 million as a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s consumer protection lawsuit. Allure and Sajan threatened patients with illegal non-disclosure agreements and falsified online reviews to inflate the plastic surgeon’s reputation.
Attorney General’s sex predator unit prevents release of Pierce County sex offender
TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge found probable cause to transfer a sex offender to McNeil Island after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to prevent his release to the community.
Andrew A. Vejar, 46, was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape and first-degree kidnaping in 1999. He pleaded guilty in May 2023 to three counts of fourth-degree assault against a 22-year-old woman and two minor girls.
Attorney General Ferguson statement on US Supreme Court’s Idaho abortion decision
State-level protections in place to ensure emergency access to abortions in Washington
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to send the challenge to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban back to lower courts, temporarily allowing emergency abortions to resume:
As Washington state implements its nation-leading environmental policies, policymakers are putting environmental justice at the center of decision-making. Environmental justice is a commitment to deliver the benefits of climate action where environmental harm is greatest.
The principle is fundamental to the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act, two of the state's marquee environmental policies.
Because so many state agencies are involved in implementing these programs, Gov. Jay Inslee is insisting on enhanced coordination so that overburdened communities truly benefit.
On May 24, Inslee issued a directive requiring certain state agencies to develop a uniform approach for prioritizing and tracking the state’s environmental funding in overburdened communities. Today, the Office of the Governor and Office of Financial Management published the new approach. By creating these standards, agencies will work in harmony to prioritize their efforts and measure their impact.
AG Ferguson will pilot hate crimes hotline in Clark, King and Spokane counties
Pilot will be operational by July of next year, statewide hotline by January 2027
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today the three counties where his office will test a pilot version of its hate crimes hotline. Ferguson will develop and launch the pilot in Clark, King and Spokane counties over the next year.
