DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

YOKOSUKA, Japan, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific East District Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Teresa Hahn as principal of Yokosuka Middle School. With over two decades of experience in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Ms. Hahn has dedicated her career to supporting military-connected students. Ms. Hahn has t  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 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

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 20 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City today released the December 31, 2023 results from its semiannual External LinkBank Capital Analysis (BCA)External Link, which provides an objective and data-based approach to judging capital strength across the banking industry. The BCA presents leverage ratios for individual U.S. global systemically important banks (G-S  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

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond commended the state Senate today for unanimously approving a measure expanding the definition of "child pornography" to include computer generated or altered images of children being forced to engage in sexually explicit conduct. In addition, House Bill 3642 clarifies definitions of "child pornography," "obscenity," "visual depict  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 20 -- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education issued the following news: Faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the state participated in a free speech training event held last Thursday at the University of Central Oklahoma. Hosted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education's Free Speech Committee, the event included remarks from Andy Lester, attorney and partner, Spencer Fane LLP, and state regent emeritus and State Regent Jeffrey W.  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract The historic 22-26 May 2015 flood event in Texas and Oklahoma was caused by anomalous clustered mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) that produced record-breaking rainfall and $3 billion of damage in the region. A month-long regional convection-permitting simulation is conducted to reconstruct multiple clustered MCSs that lead t  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Bradley Wade Wofford, 37, of Jenks, for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country. Judge Heil ordered Wofford to serve 235 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release. According to court documents, Wofford was driving under the influence of methamphetamine. He ran into a ca  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