OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 1 -- The Oklahoma City government issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and the City of Oklahoma City hosted a collaborative Regional Safety Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The summit focused on transportation safety through policy, education and infrastructure. ACOG and the City of Oklahoma City are each developing a Safety Action Plan, which will include a holistic strategy to reduce or eliminat  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 29, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 201,000 to 202,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of 3,000 f  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: By Daniel P. Elkins The Army chief of staff announced today the selection of the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as the next leader of the Army Contracting Command. Maj. Gen. Doug Lowrey will assume command of ACC at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, during a June 14 ceremony from Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler, who has led the   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 1 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued two separate opinions today relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). In response to a formal opinion request from Sen. Mary Boren, Drummond's opinion holds that an individual may not simultaneously serve as the Secretary of Transportation, Executive Director of t  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 1 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Senate Appropriations Chairman Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, said the Oklahoma Legislature's upper chamber is on its way toward making this year's budget process more transparent than ever. The public got its first glimpse at proposed state agency appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year in a Wednesday meeting of the Appropriations Committee. The Board of Equalization certified lawmakers will have   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 1 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Sen. Cody Rogers, R-Tulsa, received approval from the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday for Senate Bill 1391. The measure designates funds to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for improvements to levees along the Arkansas River. "I am pleased that we were able to approve this legislation and will have the opportunity to consider it on the Senate floor," Rogers said. "It's   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 1 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) and Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) today announced plans to introduce legislation aiming to deter illegal immigration and generate new revenue for property tax and rent relief. "Illegal immigrants hurt Pennsylvania's economy by sending money out of the United States and back to their country of origin," Mastriano said. "This fee would ensure some of  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4491) on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Clark Schaefer Hackett & Co., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDE  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 1 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 state Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr24-21.pdf) in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v U.S. Food and Drug Administration, urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to uphold the people's constituti  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 21 other Attorneys General, in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v U.S. Food and Drug Administration, urging the Court to uphold the people's constitutional authority to make laws through their elected officials. In their brief, the Attorneys General write: Our Constit  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughter.) Hi. Hello. Thanks, Weijia. All right. A couple of things at the top before we get going. The President has been receiving updates on the wildfires that have already scorched over 500,000 acres across the Texas Panhandle. We are grateful fo  more