WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on an order (Docket No. EC16-77-003) involving BlackRock Inc.: * * * I concur with this rejection of the December 6, 2023 motion filed by the Attorneys General for the states of Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, T  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announces the following director election results and appointments to fill seats on its headquarters office and Branch boards of directors. All appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2024. * * * Kansas City Directors At the Kansas City headquarters office, Susan Chapman Plumb, board chair and chief executive officer, Local Bank, Hulbert, Okla., was e  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 27 multistate effort fighting against Colorado's efforts to keep former President Trump off the 2024 ballot, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. "Simply, states do not have the power to keep Trump off the ballot. Period. These efforts are fueled by partisan politics and not the rule of law," said Attorney General Alan Wilson. "If y  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a Colorado Supreme Court decision that prevented former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot for the state's Presidential Primary Elections. The coalition of 27 states, including the Arizona Legislature, argues that the Fourteenth Amendment grants Congress the aut  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2024: On Friday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside the Attorneys General of Montana and Kansas, led a coalition of 19 states in submitting a public comment letter challenging the legality of the Department of Commerce's "Businesses Diversity Principles" proposal. The proposed "best practices" guidance allegedly seeks to increase "diversity, equity, inclusion, a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 21-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration's latest extreme climate rule, which mandates that states with federal interstates and highways must adopt stringent CO2 emissions standards. The attorneys general argue that Congress has not given the Department of Transportation the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Attorney General Re  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes has joined an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a Colorado decision that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state's Presidential Primary Elections. The coalition of 27 states, including the Arizona Legislature, argues that "The Fourteenth Amendment...anticipates that Congress will decide  more