FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The Army Reserve Medical Command's commanding general hosted its 2023 Senior Leader Forum, with its commanders and top NCOs, joined by 12 general officers from the Army Reserve's sister medical commands and the Army Reserve's military medical community, here from Dec.1 through Dec. 3, as a part of the command's Be All You Can Be Week, a week focused on bringin  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: Yesterday, the Utah Attorney General's office charged Timothy Francis Mooney for improperly paying two individuals to gather signatures in the second congressional district primary election ahead of the July 5, 2023, deadline. The two charges, Violation of Certificate of Nomination Procedures, are Class A misdemeanors. According to the Utah Election Code, compensation cannot be paid  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides transparent due process in its investigations and create fairness for student-athletes, coaches, and institutions. Additionally, it would establ  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 22 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Ashley Moody is pushing back against the Biden administration's federal overreach. Attorney General Moody, with the support of Governor Ron DeSantis, filed a lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring all states with National Highway System mileage to set arbitrary emissions targets. In addition to today's announcement, Florida's foresigh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general, today called on Congress to pass the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, the proposed federal legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides transparent due process in its investigations, and also create fairness for student-ath  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 23 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 53 attorneys general in announcing a $700 million settlement with Google. The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices within the Google Play Store. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleged Google unlawfully monopolized and abused its dominance in the Android app distribution and in-  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provides transparent due process in its investigations and creates fairness for student-athletes, coaches, and higher  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: Today, Chadwick Mobley, 42, was bound over for trial on murder charges for the 2011 homicide of Andrea Eilber, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. In 2011, Eilber was shot in the head at the home of a relative in Lapeer. Evidence found at the scene was tested for DNA during the immediate investigation, and again in 2022 in a renewed effort that positively identif  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 23 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced that North Dakota will be part of a 21-state coalition challenging a new Biden Administration rule from the Department of Transportation mandating that all States with National Highway System mileage establish targets to reduce on-road CO2 emissions. The lawsuit argues that Congress has not given the U.S. Department of Transportation the authority to regula  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 22 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced a record high population estimate for North Dakota this year, with the U.S. Census Bureau showing the state's population reached a new all-time high of 783,926 residents as of July 1, 2023. The estimate released this week represents an increase of 4,665 residents from last year's estimate and is 4,847 residents more than the official 2020 census coun  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides transparent due process in its investigations and create fairness for college athletes, coaches, and institutions. "When powerful interests and instit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 21-state coalition today in filing a lawsuit challenging a new Biden Administration rule requiring all States with National Highway System mileage to take affirmative steps to set declining targets to reduce on-road CO2 emissions. Led by the Attorney General of Kentucky, the coalition argues that Congress has not given the U.S. Departmen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 22 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: On Thursday, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides transparent due process in its investigations and create fairness for student-athletes, coaches, and institutions. Additionally, it would est  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The new positions are being funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's largest-ever investment  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes addressed the state's lawsuit against TikTok on Fox News 'America's Newsroom'. During the interview, AG Reyes said, "What we are concerned about is the mounting evidence of the devastating impact on mental health, on the emotional wellbeing, on the social psychological behavioral effects of social media. And this is not just us, this is the experts from the  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 22, 2023: Today, Utah Third District Court Judge Coral Sanchez upheld Utah's Death Penalty statute by granting a motion to dismiss filed by the Utah Attorney General's Office. The Plaintiffs on the lawsuit were Ralph Menzies, Taberon Honie, Troy Kell, Douglas Carter and Michael Archuleta. The lawsuit claimed the methods the State uses to execute prisoners "cruel and unusual punishment." Menzi  more