ATLANTA, Georgia, April 14 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that a federal court has issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing or enforcing its Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule in Georgia and 23 other states. In February, Carr co-led a coalition of 24 states in filing suit against the EPA,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 13, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and United Record Pressing officials announced today the company will expand manufacturing operations at its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. United Record Pressing is investing $10.8 million and creating 209 new jobs in Davidson County. Once com  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 15 -- Indiana State Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago, chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement on April 14, 2023: * * * State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago), chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) issued the following statement regarding Tennessee State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were reinstated after being expelled from their chamber for taking part in a gun reform rally on the House flo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: Using disinformation to create political instability and battlefield confusion dates back millennia. However, today's disinformation actors use social media to amplify disinformation that users knowingly or, more often, unknowingly perpetuate. Such disinformation spreads quickly, threatening public health and safety. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic   more

JACKSON, Tennessee, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: This week, United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz traveled to multiple counties and state Judicial Districts in West Tennessee to host a series of roundtable discussions with law enforcement, local prosecutors, and community stakeholders. These visits focused on the 24th, 26th, and 27th Judicial Districts in West Tennessee. Roundtable partici  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 14 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news on April 13, 2023: Yesterday, the Virginia General Assembly met for the Reconvene Session, following a winter session bookended by MAGA extremism and GOP inaction on some of the top issues facing the Commonwealth. Through session and beyond, the Democratic Caucus championed the Vision for Virginia: protecting our freedoms, keeping our communities safe, creating an economy for hardworking Virginians, and provi  more

NEW YORK, April 15 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on April 14, 2023, at the National Action Network National Convention: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, NAN! (Applause.) Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE VICE PRESIDENT: I love you. (Applause.) Oh, good afternoon. Well, let me start by thanking the members of our administration who are here, members of Congress who are here, members of the clergy,  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The White House issued the following readout of a state legislative convening on maternal health on April 13, 2023: * * * As part of Black Maternal Health Week, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor, and Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, convened state legi  more