ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 27 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: This week, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a multistate letter to the Biden Administration, responding to another letter that had urged the Administration to restrict ammunition manufacturers who receive federal funds from selling ammunition to citizens. "We Have seen this administration take full advantage of wordplay to restrict the rights of American citiz  more

ALAMEDA, California, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-San Francisco District issued the following news story on Jan. 26, 2024: Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and East Bay Municipal Utility District signed a milestone project partnership agreement today paving the way for construction of the first recycled water pipeline to serve Alameda. The project is boosted by $3.2 million in federal funds appropriated through the Army Corps' Environmental In  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: As current Chair of the International Grains Council (IGC), the United States hosted the 59th International Grains Council Session and 2024 Grains Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana this week. The IGC discusses current and prospective world grain market developments, and monitors changes in national grain policies and their market implications. IGC provides critical grain and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Nearly 200 people have been charged as part of a series of arrests targeting large-scale drug-trafficking organizations operating throughout the United States. "Over just three days and across 10 states, the Justice Department has charged nearly 200 individuals for their alleged roles in major drug trafficking operations," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "These cases represent just a fraction of   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: This week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel served a class action lawsuit upon a Mississippi man and his limited liability company (LLC) AF LLC, operating as ACF Wholesale, alleging statutory conversion and other illegal business practices in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). The lawsuit was filed in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County. Benjam  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following joint statement on Jan. 25, 2024, with 24 Republican governors: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined 24 other Republican governors in a joint statement supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his state's fight to defend the southern border. "The failure to secure our border has created a massive flow of illegal drugs, national security and terrorism risks, and a humanitarian crisis," said Governor Pillen. "I   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have drafted a plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The draft reco  more