ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined Attorneys General Raul Labrador of Idaho and Todd Rokita of Indiana, and 25 other states, in filing a brief with the Unites States Supreme Court challenging Illinois' unconstitutional ban of AR-15 rifles and their standard 30-round magazines. "What the 7th Circuit has done with the Illinois' ban on AR-15 rifles and magazines should frighten Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Includes a major grant for Charlotte Douglas International Airport to construct a new end-around taxiway - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and r  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runway infrastructure, improve airfield safety, and creat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to block a new rule that seeks to impose unlawful and burdensome emissions standards on oil and gas producers. "Under the Biden administration, Americans have had to endure energy costs rising to an all-time high," said Carr. "This new 408-page rule will simply drag down vital sectors of our econom  more

CHARLO, Montana, March 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Continuing ag week in Montana, Governor Gianforte shared a meal with local producers in Charlo today to promote the state's agriculture industry. "Montana's farmers and ranchers play a critical role in our communities by providing essential products that nourish our state and nation," Gov. Gianforte said. "During Ag Week, we recognize their hard work and dedication to ensure that w  more

HELENA, Montana, March 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: At Double X Bar Farm & Ranch in Helena, Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed March 2024 Montana Agriculture Month. In his proclamation, the governor also declared the week of March 17-24, 2024, Montana Agriculture Week, and March 19, 2023, Montana Agriculture Day. "Montana is known around the world for its superior-quality beef and commodities," Gov. Gianforte said. "Now more   more

BILLINGS, Montana, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A federal jury on March 19 convicted a Billings woman who was accused of trafficking methamphetamine by walking the drug across the Mexican border using her U.S. passport and then mailing the drug from California to a Billings contact for distribution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a two-day trial that began on March 18, the jury foun  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson led a coalition of 22 states supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. "Joe Biden has created a border crisis of historic proportions," said Attorney General Alan Wilson. "His Administration's flagrant and repeated pattern of ignoring national immigration laws has allowed more t  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Reyes recently joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to keep the Biden administration from using gamesmanship to manipulate a political liability, the border crisis. The Biden administration appears to have decided to abandon its defense of the "Circumvent  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to Wells Fargo's Chief Executive Officer regarding several debanking policies that Wells Fargo has embraced. The letter, which the State of Montana led, also requests answers from Wells Fargo about its debanking policies and practices and its relationship with BlackRock. The States write that Wells Fargo "appears to be using debanking as a political to  more