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

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2024: This week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Rockford business owner David Foster and his Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) Michigan's Choice Tree Service and Storm Support Emergency Tree Removal, alleging illegal business practices in violation of a previously established Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC), the Limited Liability Company Act, and the Michigan Cons  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

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

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 6 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC) are pleased to announce details for the third annual Academic Showdown (Showdown). This year, 90 teams from 50 high schools representing 31 counties are registered to participate. The Showdown is an academic head-to-head competition testing students' knowledge i  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon launched an initiative to fight terrestrial invasive species including cheatgrass in 2019. A key tool identified in that initiative is the herbicide Indaziflam. This is used in Wyoming's control of cheatgrass, which imperils wildlife, cripples migration corridors, and increases the risk of forest and range fires. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is adding ingred  more