LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 5 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after sending a letter on behalf of himself and the 26 other Republican state attorneys general to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content: "According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta's own staff raised alarms after Instagram enabled those running 'parent-managed minor a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Survival rates for new business establishments vary from year to year due to several factors, including the business cycle, industry, and location. In recent years, 1 year survival rates (that is, an establishment still in business one year after the year in which the establishment was born) were generally lowest for establishments born in 2001 and  more

LENEXA, Kansas, March 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Vishay Dale Electronics LLC has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $387,000 to resolve violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at its Columbus, Nebraska, facilities. The company is a worldwide manufacturer of electronic components, as alleged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), violated multiple federal regulations intended to protect workers and the public fr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding Meta immediately cease monetizing child exploitation and prohibit child-modeling accounts on Instagram. The call comes after news reports revealed the social media platform monetized minor accounts and actively promoted the accounts of young girls to those with overt sexual interest in minors. Attorney General Moody, along with 26   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 16-state coalition in a letter demanding YouTube remove dangerous and misleading information labels attached to videos discussing chemical abortion pills. The label contains inaccurate information that jeopardizes women's health. An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, c  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 4, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Re: Letter from the State of Arkansas and 26 other States demanding that Instagram cease monetizing child exploitation Dear Ms. Newstead: The States of Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen vetoed LB 307 which proposes the creation of Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) in local jurisdictions. Such programs would allow for the distribution of hypodermic needles to drug users. The bill also creates an exception from prosecution for those service providers authorized to distribute the needles. It was introduced by Senator Megan Hunt of Omaha and was p  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57001) involving Cooper Nuclear Station, Brownville, Nebraska: * * * Rep Org: Cooper Nuclear Station Licensee: Cooper Nuclear Station Region: 4 City: Brownville State: NE County: Nemaha Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Linda Dewhirst HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 03/01/2024 Notification Time: 13:50 [ET] Event Date: 08/27/2022 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to BlackRock fund directors to express continued concerns over past and present actions involving their fiduciary duties to clients and commitments to radical environmental organizations. The letter, which was led by the State of Montana, requested answers to a series of questions in the wake of BlackRock's recent announcement that it would substantially  more