WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following agency statement on March 4, 2024: * * * The funding levels proposed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will enable Amtrak to continue connecting America with safe, reliable, and efficient train service in Fiscal Year 2024. Throughout the Northeast Corridor and across the national network - from Maine to Oklahoma, Mississippi to California and along the Pacific Northwest to our Chica  more

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

DALLAS, Texas, March 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has named David Teeples as senior vice president and general counsel. Teeples joined the Dallas Fed in 2017 as vice president and deputy general counsel, and he has served as interim general counsel since August 2023. As general counsel, Teeples will be responsible for leading the Dallas Fed's Legal Department and serve as adviser to Bank leadersh  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Oklahoma small businesses of the April 3, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding in Comanche and Tulsa counties that occ  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Gen. James J. Mingus to vice chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp to director's advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding general, U.  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,360 grant to conduct air sensor monitoring for particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can cause serious health concerns once inhaled. With this grant funding, the Fort Sill Apache Tribe will be able to develop air monitoring strategies to combat harmful emissions found  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 5 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following article: * * * By Chad Wilkerson and Chase Farha Population Boom: Where are Oklahoma's newest residents living and working? The previous edition of the Oklahoma Economist discovered those moving in came mostly from the Western U.S., and the state experienced "brain gain" after losing college graduates to other states for many years. This edition explores where in Oklahoma these new residen  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

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Sorry, just give me a second. All right. Well -- So, I want to start by saying happy Women's History Month and reaffirm this administration's commitment to advancing rights and opportunities for wom  more