WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news on May 25, 2023: * * * Now in its fourth decade of collecting atmospheric data, ARM embraces adaptability to meet evolving user needs * * * Over the past 30-plus years, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility has collected vast and valuable data all over the world. The ARM Data Center, based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tenne  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 25 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against a Voice Over Internet Protocol service provider for facilitating billions of illegal robocalls. Attorney General Moody, with 48 other attorneys general, filed a complaint against Michael D. Lansky, LLC, d/b/a Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating b  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Attorney General Bird joined 18 other states in a letter opposing President Joe Biden's efforts to misuse the Fourteenth Amendment to single-handedly and unconstitutionally raise the federal debt ceiling. The House of Representatives passed a bill last month to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever federal government debt default, but the bill was shot down in the Democrat-controlled Se  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 26 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, has been accepted into the National Conference of State Legislature's (NCSL) Child Welfare Fellows Academy for the June 2023 session. The program provides legislators and legislative staff a rare opportunity to focus intensively on the prevention of child maltreatment in state child welfare systems. Fellows will engage in thoughtful policy discussions, learn from nationall  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 26 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on May 25, 2023: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today applauded a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used an overly broad interpretation of the Clean Water Act when establishing its new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. North Dakota was one of 23 states that joined West Virginia in February in bringing a lawsuit against the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 26 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust today announced the selection of Catherine Bragaw as the new superintendent of Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Tennessee, effective July 2. "Catherine is an accomplished leader with a wealth of NPS experience and a track record of success," said Foust. "Her abili  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 48 other U.S. attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against Avid Telecom, its owner and its vice president for allegedly facilitating billions of illegal robocalls and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws. Avid Telecom, owned b  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- President Biden issued the following statement on May 24, 2023, on the death of Queen of Rock and Roll Tina Turner: * * * Before she was the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner was a farmer's daughter in Tennessee. As a child, she sang in the church choir before becoming one of the most successful recording artists of all time. With 12 Grammy Awards, she was the only woman to win in the pop, rock, and R&B categories, a signal of her versatility, creativity, and broad app  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in urging President Biden's administration to follow the law and not unilaterally expand executive power to raise or ignore the ceiling without congressional approval. The President recently asserted publicly that the executive branch has this authority under the 14th Amendment. It does not.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 26 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee authorized the deployment of 100 Tennessee National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Southern border amid an ongoing national security crisis and surging drug crisis being fueled by an open border. The announcement follows a joint statement from Gov. Lee and fellow Republican governors last week and a border security briefing in Austin on Monday, where Texas Governor Greg Abbott in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release: James C. Sells III, of Springville, Tennessee, has agreed to pay the United States a total of $500,000 to settle allegations that he fraudulently applied for and received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and violated the Controlled Substances Act, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. According to the Settlement Agreement,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 24, 2023: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, representing the Utah Division of Consumer Protection, sued Avid Telecom, its owner Michael D. Lansky, and Vice President Stacey S. Reeves today for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its Vice President Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federa  more