ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 5 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release and letter: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor led the effort supported by 16 states to call out how the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is trying--through a draft rule--to replace land uses with conservation on some federal lands. "This conservation-or-nothing attitude will significantly reduce the wellbeing of millions of people who derive benefit from the multiple uses that Congres  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 7 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody and 24 attorneys general are challenging the Biden administration's most radical regulations yet on tailpipe emissions. President Joe Biden's plan forcibly phases out gas-powered vehicles and restructures the automobile industry around electric vehicles at a breakneck pace. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain EV sales from 8.4% of total vehicle sales no  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 7 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez announced that 42 states, led by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. New Mexico will receive about $930,000 from the settlement. Suboxone and generic equivalents are widely used by clinics and state agencies to help rehabilitate individuals suffering f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 6, 2023, and a letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined 24 states in challenging new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on tailpipe emissions. This unlawful action would forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. The proposal aims to boost certain EV sales fr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Melecio Meza Salamanca, 29, of Lexington, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 6, 2023, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Salaman  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Servando Urias, 48, of Mexico, was sentenced on July 6, 2023, to 90 months' imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard, after conviction by a jury in March 2023 of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Heroin. Urias had previously pleaded guilty to being in the country illegally. He was also   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Roberto Nava, 49, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 6, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Nava to 120 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Jeramie D. Watts, 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 6, 2023, in federal court in Omaha for distributing methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Watts to 12 months plus 1 day imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Watts will  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 8 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on July 7, 2023, and a letter: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined the challenge to the Biden Administration's most radical tailpipe emissions regulations yet. The President's plan would forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at an accelerated pace. This draconian proposal aims to increase certain EV sales from 8.4% t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 8 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 7, 2023, and a letter: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined 24 other state attorneys general challenging the Biden Administration's proposed regulation on vehicle tailpipe emissions. The Biden Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan would forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and completely restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at an alarm  more