LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * After the State of Arkansas received $49,593,803.13 as the 2024 share of proceeds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with tobacco companies, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "My office is tasked with enforcing the MSA and various tobacco statutes enacted pursuant to the MSA. The annual disbursement of settlement funds support  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders received the "Governor of the Year" award at the Arkansas Policy Recognition Dinner hosted by the Foundation for Government Accountability on Thursday, April 18th. "I'm honored to receive this award - and even more honored by what it represents. The Foundation for Government Accountability has been fighting for more responsible, more e  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release: Two former Crawford County, Arkansas, sheriff's deputies, Levi White, 34, and Zackary King, 28, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses for using unlawful force on a man they arrested. "The videos from this incident are a shocking display of the violent deprivation of civil rights committed by these officers," said U.S. Attorney Clay Fowlkes for the   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 20 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Yesterday the Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced a pair of bills to support Colorado kids by requiring more inclusive reporting in the child welfare system, and streamlining child support processes for children in foster care. SB24-200, sponsored by Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, and Senate President Pro Tem James Coleman, D-Denver, would address d  more

YAKIMA, Washington, April 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that twenty-eight people are in state or federal custody following the return of six separate indictments alleging more than two dozen charges against thirty-four separate defendants. The arrests follow a long-term joint federal and state investigation led by the Bureau of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate. Attorney General Moody, along with a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit today to block a new Environmental Protection Agency emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-dut  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 19 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 15-state coalition in a letter to Bank of America, demanding that it stop shutting down bank accounts for those it disagrees with. Bank of America, the nation's second largest bank, has denied services to gun manufacturers, fossil fuel producers, and contractors for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bank also volun  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 25-state lawsuit to block Biden's latest electric vehicle mandate and stand up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered cars and trucks. The mandate requires that nearly 70% of total car sales be electric vehicles by 2032. American electric vehicles accounted for only 8.4% of total sales last year. For manufacturers to c  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Los Angeles, California: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to Los Angeles on April 11 and 12 to continue the division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans. On Thursday, As  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: YAKIMA, Wash. - United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that twenty-eight people are in state or federal custody following the return of six separate indictments alleging more than two dozen charges against thirty-four separate defendants. The arrests follow a long-term joint federal and state investigation led by the Bur  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today the selection of nature-based solutions projects in the Lower Mississippi River Valley (LMRV) for forestry and wetland restoration across more than 63,100 acres of national wildlife refuges and state-managed lands in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. These projects, totaling over   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 20 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate by joining a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenge  more