OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's final Rule  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: An Oklahoma City employer's failure to follow federal safety procedures left a 30-year-old worker suffering fatal asphyxiation as they tried to make repairs inside a water tank at a McClain County wellsite in September 2023, a federal investigation has found. Responding to the report of a fatality in Purcell, investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/acec4a5e-8c3e-466f-a669-79ad642b3b9f/fileAsset/Filed%20Motion%20for%20Leave%20to%20Intervene_EPA%20Methane%20Rule.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-25) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-12, dated March 18, 2024): * * * This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calculating: (1) the 2024 calendar  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: To commemorate National Public Defense Day, the Justice Department's Office for Access to Justice (ATJ) today announced the launch of the Public Defense Resource Hub (PD Hub), a one-stop shop with comprehensive resources and materials to support individuals and organizations involved in public defense. The PD Hub will collect existing resources for professionals providing public defense s  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on March 18, 2024, by State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow: * * * Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, released the following statement concerning the actions of Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, after incendiary comments he made at a press conference on Thursday. "Last week, Senator Treat chose to directly name myself and Senator Deevers in his weekly press conference," Dahm said. "He then blatantly   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, responded today to recent comments made by Senator Greg Treat, shedding light on systemic flaws within the Senate and advocating for reform. In a candid statement, Deevers challenged the status quo and called for a more equitable representation for all citizens. During his weekly press conference last Thursday, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat labeled Deever  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statements on March 18, 2024: * * * Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City and Senate Appropriations Chairman, Senator Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, today released the following statements after the Senate budget resolution passed 41 - 3 off the Senate floor. Senate Resolution 31 is the result of the Senate's budget transparency project that has been in the works for months. The new process brought the Senate   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Company command can be a daunting experience for junior officers who take on the challenge for the first time. To get through your tenure, you learn to lean on your non-commissioned officers (NCOs), seek guidance from seasoned officers, and talk amongst your peers to compare experiences. That journey gets easier when you can share it with your sister. Captains   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek, 17, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 24, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Malek was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: In a special called meeting on March 18, The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved Neal Weaver, Ph.D., as the new president of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Weaver, who has served as president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) since 2017, will officially begin his new appointment in mid-May. Neal Weaver profile photo Weaver  more