LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * After filing charges today against Dr. Brian Hyatt in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Today a special prosecutor in my office filed two counts of Medicaid fraud, a Class A felony, against Dr. Brian Hyatt. These charges stem from crimes that occurred between January 1 and April 29, 2022, at Northwest Medical C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 29, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the Prison Rape Elimination Act 20th anniversary convening: * * * Thank you very much, Heather [Tubman-Carbone], for that wonderful introduction. It's an honor to join Deputy Attorney General [Lisa] Monaco and to be here with Director [Karhlton] Moore and his outstanding team in our Bureau of Justice Assistance, as well as so many dedicated advoca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following remarks on Nov. 29, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the Prison Rape Elimination Act 20th anniversary convening: * * * Thank you very much, Heather [Tubman-Carbone], for that wonderful introduction. It's an honor to join Deputy Attorney General [Lisa] Monaco and to be here with Director [Karhlton] Moore and his outstanding team in our Bureau of Justice Assistance, as wel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12537) on Hamas and cryptocurrency fundraising on Nov. 27, 2023. The white paper was written by financial economics specialists Paul Tierno and Rena S. Miller and international crime and narcotics specialist Liana W. Rosen: * * * Terrorist Financing: Hamas and Cryptocurrency Fundraising Policymakers, including some Members of Congress, are scrutinizing U.S. efforts to counter the role   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * The New Realism Needed to Secure PEPFAR's Future By J. Stephen Morrison As World AIDS Day opens on December 1, the prospects for a successful bipartisan congressional reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) remain grim. As of October 1, the 2018 reauthorization lapsed and will likely remain in that status indefinitely. It is time  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 28 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: On October 26, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, in collaboration with the Knox family, held "The Knox Conversations: Threats to Democracy," a discussion featuring a compelling, bipartisan panel of America's most incisive political thinkers and practitioners. During the inaugural program, David Axelrod, Shaniqua McClendon, Karl Rove, and moderator Professor Jason DeSanto discu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), Co-Chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, released the below statement on World AIDS Day, observed on December 1st of each year. "World AIDS Day is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible progress we have made toward becoming an AIDS-free generation, saving 25 million lives through transformative programs like PEPFAR. However, this year is differe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Robert McNally, a founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, entitled "Bottlenecks and Backlogs: How Climate Change Threatens Supply Chains": * * * Chair Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, distinguished Members of the Senate Budget Committee, my name is Robert (Bob) McNally. I am the founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, an independent Washington, DC-based e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following commentary to the MSNBC on Dec. 1, 2023: * * * In recognition of World AIDS Day, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, published an opinion piece for MSNBC.com about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the urgent need for Congress to reauthorize the bipartisan program for the next five years in our shared missio  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Nov. 30 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook announced on Wednesday that retired Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby has agreed to serve as Interim Athletic Director for the Panthers. The Waterloo, Iowa native has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in collegiate sports after honing his skills as UNI's Athletic Director from 1983-91. He was inducted into the University of Northern Iowa Athletics   more