PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Today's announcement marks critical progress i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded South Dakota private nonprofit organizations of the April 8, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred April 9 - May 5, 2023. Private nonprofits that provide e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded South Dakota small nonfarm businesses in seven South Dakota counties of the April 8, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to offset economic losses because o  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 9 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 8, 2024: * * * Ensuring the Security of God's Chosen People When I was growing up, my dad would always gather our family together and we would pray for Israel. It was instilled in me from a very young age that the Jews were Gods chosen people, that Israel was the Holy Land, and that we should always pray for them. I brought those fundamental ideals with me when I was in the State Legis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: This National Consumer Protection Week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti took a series of actions to hold Meta Platforms, Inc., accountable and to protect Tennessee children and consumers. On Monday, March 4, Attorney General Skrmetti joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content.   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on March 8, 2024: The Departments of Justice and the Interior today released their joint response to the Not Invisible Act Commission's recommendations on how to combat the missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking crisis. The response recognizes that more must be done across the federal government to resolve this longstanding crisis   more