LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement after leading a multistate letter to the United States Department of Education opposing a proposed rule allowing biological males to play on female sports teams: "The Biden Administration proposes to force schools to allow biological males to play girls' sports. I led a 19-state coalition to fight back agains  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1012) on May 17, 2023, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2023": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 1 state and the District of Columbia on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 5 states and increased in 2 states. Total separations rates increase  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to uphold Title IX protections for women and girls. On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) proposed an overreaching, unlawful rule that strips states of their power and duty to protect the equality, privacy and safety of females by preventing biologi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Mohammed Al-Abadi, 51, of Memphis, has been indicted and arrested for one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and one count of causing the criminal transportation of hazardous materials by air carrier. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the charges today. According to United States Attorney Ritz and the information presented in   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This USDA program represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since Preside  more