LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023, and a letter: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining a coalition of 24 states to push back against the U.S. Department of Education's threat to withhold funding from schools that offer archery, hunting and firearm safety courses: "Hunting and other outdoor shooting sports play an important role in Arkansas culture and life. Further,   more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold awarded $945,319.62 in security grants to Colorado county clerk's offices over two funding cycles made possible by the Colorado Election Security Act (SB22-153). These grant awards were for upgrading physical security in County election offices across the state. "These new resources are critical in increasing security and protecting Colorado's elections from  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 17 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, August 21, 2023 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, August 22, 2023 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Wednesday, August 23, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45855; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 10:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: HUSTON; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR UTILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC U  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 17 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Xcel Energy, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. and Northern Municipal Power Agency: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2021-271 ** E002/CN-21-668 Xcel Energy 8-2500-38129 In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy for a Certificate of Need for Additional Dry Cask Storage at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Independent Spent Fuel  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2023, and a letter: This month, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 24 states in urging Congress to protect funding for school archery, hunting, and firearm safety courses by enacting the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. As part of the Department of Education's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), schools that offer such educational opportunit  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined two comment letters from the States of Ohio and West Virginia opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rulemaking called "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuel-Fired Elect  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The Virginia Senate Democrats issued the following news on Aug. 16, 2023: In case you missed it, Senate Democrats held a press conference on their commitment to keeping Virginia communities safe by passing life-saving gun safety legislation in the 2023 session. Senators Creigh Deeds, Jennifer Boysko, Chap Petersen, Adam Ebbin, and Dave Marsden were joined by Lori Haas, advocate for gun violence prevention, this morning and gave brief remarks about their gun safet  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Fidelis New Energy(R), LLC (Fidelis) has selected Mason County as the site for a lifecycle carbon neutral hydrogen production facility - The Mountaineer GigaSystem(TM) and the Monarch Cloud Campus for data centers powered by net-zero hydrogen. Mountaineer will be implementing the proprietary FidelisH2(R) technology that enables produc  more