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

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: A federal judge found Chanell Easton, 38, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, guilty Monday of two counts of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. On May 19, 2022, a grand jury returned an indictment, charging Easton with 22 counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Easton pleaded guilty to the fraud counts  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on March 5, 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

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on March 5, 2024: * * * Employer name: Boom-a-Rang Diner Investigation site: 53 locations in Oklahoma Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found 53 locations of Boom-a-Rang Diner failed to include employee monthly performance bonuses to non-exempt management personnel in their regular pay rate when computing overtime wages, as required by the Fai  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has won the support of the full Senate for her legislation to better prepare those stepping into the role of guardian for a person with dementia. Senate Bill 1751 would require training specific to dementia, including understanding the disease, communication techniques, and information about resources for caregivers. "Being a caregiver for someone for dementia, and th  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The full Senate approved legislation Tuesday that ensures Oklahoma schools are prepared in the event of a cardiac emergency. Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, authored Senate Bill 1921, which requires all public schools across the state to formulate a sudden cardiac emergency response plan. Additionally, the legislation requires athletic coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainer  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: On Monday, the Oklahoma Senate took a major step to enhance public safety by passing two significant pieces of legislation introduced by Sen. Julie Daniels (R-Bartlesville) aimed at strengthening protections for businesses and their employees by making it easier to prosecute repeat offenders and career criminals. "The staggering rise in criminal activity in our state is simply unac  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