LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statements in response to today's United States Supreme Court decisions: Biden v. Nebraska: "Tens of millions of Americans have been saddled with significant student debt, limiting their opportunities. This plan would have benefitted 843,000 Michigan middle and lower-income residents, worth at least $8 billion to the State's residents  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Nebraska v. Biden: "Today, the Supreme Court agreed with Arkansas and our coalition partners that President Biden can't unilaterally cancel student debt and stick taxpayers with the nearly half-a-trillion-dollar bill. Under our Cons  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 12.4 percent in North Dakota to 0.1 percent in Rhode Island and Alabama (table 1), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Current-dollar GDP increase  more

MCCOOK, Nebraska, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation has opened a public comment period to seek input in the planning process for the upcoming improvements at Swanson and Red Willow Reservoir concession areas. The plan is in its initial stages, and as part of Reclamation's commitment to stakeholder engagement and community involvement, crucial public input is being sought to guide the planning proce  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment Thursday against Jorge Omar Arredondo Garcia, 44, of Lodi; Gregorio Ontiveros Verdugo, 39, of Morada; Jose Manuel Ontiveros Verdugo, 37, of Stockton; Alberto Navarro Zapata, 36, of Stockton; and Wilfredo Reyes, 48, of Manteca; charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetam  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration's targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt. "This is horrible news for hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families staring down billions of dollars in student debt. This decision will cause far-reaching econom  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 1 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of his office in its challenge to the Biden Administration's unilateral and unlawful wealth transfer of hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. In a 6-3 decision, the Court struck down Biden's repayment plan as unconstitutional, citing the massive $430 billion-  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 1 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today is an important day for our country as the Supreme Court's ruling has stopped the Biden Administration's breathtaking attempt to grab power. Today's decision, issued just days before we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, is a timely reminder that the President is no king. He must work with, and not around, Congress. The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * "I am disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against the Biden Administration's efforts to provide student loan debt relief to individuals who were hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Tens of millions of Americans were eligible for as much as $20,000 in debt relief under the Administration's policy. "Today's court decision takes that money out of the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 1 -- The Virginia Senate Democrats issued the following news: Members of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus released the following statements on Supreme Court decisions that opened the door to more discrimination against LGBTQ Americans and blocked student debt relief for millions of people: * * * Senate Majority Leader Dick Salsaw "The Supreme Court rulings today will further a conservative agenda across the country. I am saddened for the consumers who may now fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on June 30, 2023, on the Supreme Court's ruling in Nebraska vs. Biden: * * * All Americans deserve the opportunity to pursue a college education without the burden of crushing student loan debt. That is why our Administration took action to provide a lifeline to tens of millions of borrowers. Nearly 90% of the people who would have benefitted make less than $75,000 per year. At every turn, Republican officials at  more