ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 6 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is joining Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and a coalition of 25 other state attorneys general in a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "The protection of our children from those who would prey on them is one of our most sacred responsibilities," said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy "as is dismantling sys  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA's commitment to serving communities is strengthened by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell's selection of Patricia Pudwill as the agency's newest Small State and Rural Advocate. This role advises the FEMA Administrator and the agency on small state and rural community concerns and perspectives, as well as facilitates coordination with organizations and as  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 6 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 5, 2024: A bill that would require clear labeling of lab-grown meat and poultry products sold in Minnesota is gaining traction at the State Capitol. Senate File 4026, authored by Sen. Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake), would mandate that any restaurant, grocery store, or other establishment offering cell-cultured meat or poultry must prominently disclose it on menus and packaging. The bill rec  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 6 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following 19 bills into law: * SB 9 further limits applications for clemency for violent crime offenders sentenced to life imprisonment; * SB 15 requires a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees; * SB 42 modifies provisions related to medical cannabis; * SB 76 modifies provisions pertaining t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 6 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1228, which provides that required exterior hunting garments may be fluorescent pink, into law. "This bill is very special because it is the first bill to be sponsored by a father-daughter legislator duo," said Governor Noem. "I want to congratulate Senator Arch Beal and Representative Jessica Bahmuller on this legislation that gives hunte  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes is joining a coalition of 23 other state attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas in support of the state's law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures. States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical procedures. Texas' law is presumptively constitutional  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 26 other state attorneys general in a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram immediately stop monetizing child exploitation content and prohibit child-modeling accounts altogether. "Meta's negligence and lack of proper safeguards only aids and abets child exploitation. Even after Meta employees alerted  more