LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Following a slew of arrests Thursday in Blytheville as the result of a collaborative law enforcement investigation of organized retail crime, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "The arrests today of nine individuals by the Blytheville Police Department are the culmination of months of collaboration between the department, my office, Homeland   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - December 2023": * * * Prices in the South down 0.1 percent in December; up 3.7 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection with a $14.6 million grant through its Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program to expand Connecticut's network of electric vehicle charging stations. The program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original orders on DNR's website at www.iowadnr.gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 73,362 fugitives (28,065 on federal and 45,297 on state and local warrants) in fiscal year (FY) 2023. On average, the agency arrested 293 fugitives per day (based on 250 operational days). "The Justice Department is laser-focused on driving down violent crime by using data and intelligence to go after the individuals most responsible for it," said Deputy Attorney G  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 12 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: The Mississippi Department of Education congratulates three Mississippi teachers who were recently surprised with a national Milken Educator Award that includes an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Jennifer Hite, a fifth-grade science teacher at Pearl Upper Elementary, and Kristien "Krissy" Long, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Neshoba Central Elementary, received the awards dur  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: A Starkville man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for selling pounds of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Willie Saul Dean III, a/k/a "Buck Dean", 45, of Starkville, Mississippi pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District to Mississippi to one count of distribution of methamphetamine. Dean was  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Oxford, MS - A Starkville man was sentenced Wednesday to 121 months for selling pounds of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Willie Saul Dean III, a/k/a "Buck Dean", 45, of Starkville, Mississippi pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Northern District to Mississippi to one count of distribution of methamphe  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson. The brief, which was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia, asks the nation's high court to hear arguments to address the Colorado Supreme Court decision about former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered that Trump b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 11, 2024, the nominations of the 43 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde. * Joseph R. Adams, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia for the  more