LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 21 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of 23 state attorneys general with the Colorado Supreme Court in defense of the First Amendment rights of cakemaker Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc.: "Jack Phillips has already successfully fought for his right to speak consistent with his beliefs before th  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced a settlement with Google over its Play Store for Android apps and issued the following statement: "A bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general has settled with Google, requiring the company to pay $700 million and to stop its anticompetitive practices. Of the $700 million, Google will pay $630 million in restitution, including a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Leasing Program Status ... 1 Selected Issues for Congress ... 4 Number of Sales in the 2024-2029 Program ... 4 Timing Considerations for the Five-Year Program ... 5 Regional Leasing Decisio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Dec. 20, 2023, entitled "Impact of the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) on Legitimate Commercial Chemical, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Activities Involving "Schedule 1" Chemicals (Including "Schedule 1" Chemicals Produced as Intermediates) During Calendar Year 2023." The notice was issued by Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assist  more