VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) played a significant role in a recent event geared toward introducing innovative methods of protecting Soldiers during ground combat. The XVIII Airborne Corps and 20th Engineer Brigade organized and hosted the Sandhills Future Breaching Experiment at Fort Liberty, North  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: Attorney General Anne Lopez joins a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence by telemarketers and asking the federal government to strongly restrict such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, in which it requested input on the implications and usage of A.I. te  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: On Monday, January 22, 2024, Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, will join federal, state and local officials and representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Southern Rural Export Center  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and asking the federal government to strongly restrict such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry requesting input on the implication  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Moss Point woman pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Linda Renee Mizell, 41, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and statements made in court, in early 2023, law enforcement officers received intelligence that Mizell was selling methamphetamine at her residence in Jac  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 20 -- Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek announced his support for Representative Brian Seitz's (R-Branson) House Bill 2143, or the Foreign Adversary Divestment Act. The bill would require all public investments, from pensions to public college endowments, to divest from counties who the United States have either sanctioned or classified as adversaries. The countries   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson led a team of 13 states in asking the Biden Administration to crack down on a loophole in trade practices that facilitates an illegal narcotics trade, thus exacerbating the national drug crisis. The De Minimis Trade Provision is a regulation intended to exempt foreign souvenirs and low-value gifts from taxes, but historically the price threshold has r  more