LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas on behalf of 21 other state attorneys general in support of a Texas law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures: "States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical pr  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: RED ROCK, Ariz. - The sacrifice of military duty comes with demands that can place the most dedicated and resilient service member under pressure. 1st Lt. Kiera Butler, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 418th Quartermaster Battalion, 653rd Regional Support Group, has felt this pressure over the duration of her eight-year Army Reserve career and continues to meet  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BERKLEY, Michigan - "We all win when there is diversity because diversity makes us all better," said U.S. Army Maj. Clarence Black, plans and operations officer for the 364th Theater Public Affairs Support Element. He is personally ensuring that his community has more diverse leaders while making history as the first African American elected to Berkley City Council (located in th  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. - The 99th Readiness Division's Retirement Services Office hosted a two-day Pre-Retirement Seminar Feb. 24-25 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center here. More than 100 Army Reserve Soldiers attended the event to learn about the many benefits and options available to them upon retirement from the military. "I know all of you are at 20 years or almost at 20 years -  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: AUGUSTA, Ga. - AvengerCon VIII is an annual computer security conference hosted by the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) to benefit the hackers of the U.S. Cyber Command and the Department of Defense and took place at the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center, February 28 and 29. This year's event was hosted in partnership with the Army Cyber Institute, the Army Cyb  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NANYUKI, Kenya - Members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 807th Medical Command participated in Justified Accord 2024 in Nanyuki, Kenya. The event is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26-March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 n  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 2 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Commerce is one of multiple states to enter into a settlement with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. The settlement resolves the investigation into TradeStation's cryptocurrency interest-earning program. See consent order (https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/documents/%7BA4DE809F-C449-4573-9D24-58940F4A58F2%7D/download?documentClass=ENFORCEMENT_ACTIONS&contentSequence=0  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Mark "Radio" Godwin, 23rd Wing Public Affairs Feb. 27, 2024 marks the end of an era for A-10C Thunderbolt II serial number 78-0674. A-10C serial number 78-0674 was originally assigned to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina when it came off the assembly line. After Operation DESERT STORM (1991), Myrtle Beach AFB, SC along with England A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh on March 13 and 14. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone. Committee meetings will be held beginning at 9 a.m. on March 13. The full commission meeting will be held beginning  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments until April 1, 2024, on several draft proposed changes to the Priority Rating Systems (PRSs) for the funding programs listed below. The Priority Rating Systems address administration of water and wastewater infrastructure funding. The Division  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Aquatic Weed Control Program will hold a public meeting March 13 on management of the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla at Lake Tillery. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., March 13, at the Center Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 in Norwood, located at 116 S. Main St., Norwood, N.C. 2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: On Monday, March 4th residents and business leaders in Unincorporated McDowell County, the City of Marion, and the Town of Old Fort, will be able to review and discuss the latest update to their flood hazard and flood risk data. This public open house meeting will provide an opportunity for residents and other stakeholders to see the results of the revised studi  more

ALBANY, New York, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Rylan Peterson, age 22, of Kingston, New York, pled guilty on Wednesday to conspiring with others to unlawfully obtain firearms from a licensed dealer by making false statements, also known as "straw purchasing" firearms, and to unlawfully transferring firearms to an out-of-state resident. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and John B. DeV  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his Administration. * Marty Walsh, Nominee for Governor, United States Postal Service * Judy W. Chang, Nominee to be a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission * David Rosner, Nominee to be a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission * Lindsay S. See, Nominee   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were charged in a superseding indictment, unsealed yesterday in U.S. District Court, with the February 14, 2024, attack on the U.S. Constitution housed at the National Archives in Washington D.C. Zepeda and Green are charged with felony destruction of government property for dumping a fine red powder over the docu  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: State Small Business Credit Initiative funding represents the most widespread federal investment in small business through equity capital ever and the largest direct infusion of federal funds for equity participation in early-stage small businesses in history DURHAM, NC - Today, Vice President Kamala Harris, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper are ann  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The White House issued the following news release: To close out the Biden-Harris Administration's fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Harris and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join Governor Roy Cooper to announce $32 million awarded through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to women- and minority-led venture capital funds to support historically underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs. The investment will catalyze   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 2 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on March 1, 2024, at Ella West Gallery on investments in strengthening entrepreneurship, increasing access to capital and supporting small businesses: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Wally. Let me first start by thanking the governor, Roy Cooper. Many of you know, he and I served as attorneys general together many years ago. So, I have known the governor's work for a very long time. An  more