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

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation mourns the passing of long-standing CF community champion and philanthropic leader who helped to raise more than $500 million toward the CF cause. * * * The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation mourns the passing of beloved friend and philanthropic leader Joe O'Donnell and honors his legacy as a passionate champion for all people living with cystic fibrosis. Joe and his wife  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led 116 House Democrats in a letter to House Leadership opposing the creation of a fast-track commission designed to slash Social Security.  "Fiscal Commission legislation currently under consideration by the House Committee on Budget would create a process in which legislating would be done by a small group of individuals behind closed doors,"   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on Dec. 1, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on January 2. H. Res. 904. A resolution supporting the goals of World AIDS Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. The resolution is cospo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced a resolution on Nov. 30, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Jan. 3. S. Res. 482. A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. * * * Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. Whereas, as of the end of 2022, an estimated 39,000,000 people were living with human immunodeficiency v  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A California man and his San Antonio co-conspirator were sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hector Barreto, 62, of San Juan Capistrano, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay $944,693.51 in restitution and a $100,000 fine. Miguel Gutierrez, 49, was sentenced to 10 months in prison as a condition of fiv  more