NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 41 states and territory attorneys general in a national effort to ensure that state, local and tribal entities have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information critical to fighting crime and terrorism. The letter was sent to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and declare it unlawful. The new final rule is the culmination of a decades-long rulemaking process to de  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 2, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - December 2022": Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commi  more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell and Glenn S. Robertson, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs The Combat Mission Ready initiative was designed to ensure operators remain proficient in their field, even when stationed away from a missile wing. Though this is a routine possibility for many pilots serving in staff positions, the concept was recently modified and implemented for missileers serving at high  more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell and Glenn S. Robertson, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs The Combat Mission Ready initiative was designed to ensure operators remain proficient in their field, even when stationed away from a missile wing. Though this is a routine possibility for many pilots serving in staff positions, the concept was recently modified and implemented for m  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 16 of her fellow Republican governors released a joint statement on the multiple foreign objects that have violated American airspace over the last few weeks. "The violation of American airspace by multiple foreign objects is unprecedented and threatens our national sovereignty along with the security of our states," wrote Governor Noem and her colleagues. "As Governor  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 17 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and declare it unlawful. The coalition is being co-led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who announced the lawsuit on Thursday. C  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a national effort to ensure that state, local and tribal entities have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information that's crucial to fighting corruption, organized crime, white-collar crime and terrorism. "We're all on the same team," Yost said. "The federal government shouldn't throw law enforcement a curveball when 'bad actors' never st  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has filed two new multistate amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration from forcing hardworking Americans to pay off billions of dollars of debt for college-educated individuals. Paxton took previous steps to stop the unlawful wealth transfer, and these new amicus briefs build on those efforts. In the case of Department of Education v.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The White House Historical Association issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: The White House Historical Association today released the 68th issue of its award-winning magazine, White House History Quarterly on pre-sale. The issue, "Art, Artists, and the White House," focuses on the evolving White House Collection of Fine Art including the progression of styles and the lives and works of artists represented in the collection. Marcia Anderson, editor of the   more