LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit over a Department of Labor rule which would affect the retirement accounts of millions of people. The rule would allow 401(k) managers to direct their clients' money to ESG (Environmental Social Governance) investments and runs co  more

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 27 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 25 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in support of a federal criminal prohibition on encouraging or inducing illegal immigration into the United States. The attorneys general ask the Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court in support of a federal criminal prohibition on encouraging or inducing illegal immigration into the United States. In the brief, the coalition asks the Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down a feder  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 24 other state attorneys general filed suit over a Department of Labor rule that would allow 401(k) managers to direct their clients' money to ESG (Environmental Social Governance) investments. The rule and runs contrary to the laws outlined in the Employee Retirement Income Secur  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Attorney General Chris Carr, along with 21 other attorneys general, is urging Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would allow states to implement a cell phone jamming system in correctional facilities. Right now, federal law prohibits the use of jamming technology, including the jamming of cell phones. Meanwhile, contraband cellphones are being used in prisons across t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following State of the State address on Jan. 26, 2023: * * * President Kelly; Speaker Arch; members of the 108th Legislature; tribal leaders; family, friends and distinguished guests; my fellow Nebraskans: Our family has had an incredible experience over the last two years, ever since we accepted the calling to campaign across Nebraska to become its 41st Governor. We are truly humbled. Since the morning of November 9th, w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2023: The Tennessee Attorney General's Office recently filed a response brief in Tennessee v. Department of Education at the Sixth Circuit. This brief defends the preliminary injunction issued by the Eastern District of Tennessee in July 2022 to protect Tennessee and 19 other states from U.S. Department of Education and EEOC guidance documents that purported to redefine sex discri  more