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

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- The Utah Innovation Center issued the following news: In the technological advancement landscape, few resources are as beneficial as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs branded as America's Seed Fund. These federal programs provide critical funding and support to small businesses with groundbreaking ideas, catalyzing innovation across industries. Over the last 15 years, the Utah Innovation Center  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

HILL AFB, Utah, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: A new flexible workspace will allow the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group to continue F-16 aircraft maintenance while Hangar 225 undergoes much needed renovations. Maintainers will use a Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Structure, a 110,000-square-foot facility built specifically to allow uninterrupted maintenance on F-16 aircraft while Hangar 225's 24 F-16 repair docks are vacated du  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner at Grand Hyatt Washington: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you. I think I should sit down. (Laughter.) Good evening. AUDIENCE: Good evening. THE PRESIDENT: It's great to be here at the Gridiron dinner, though it's six hours past my bedtime. (Laughter.) What I love about the Gridiron are the opportunities for young people, like Da  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

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: One man from Colorado and two from Utah were found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.  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

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 11 bills today. He has signed 464 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found below: * HB 85 Electric Bike Amendments * HB 249 Utah Legal Personhood Amendments * HB 269 Public School History Curricula Amendments * HB 292 Snowplow Amendments * HB 312 Professional Licen  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 55 bills today. He has signed 453 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found below: * HCR 6 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Tanner Dance Utah * HCR 11 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the Importance of Cross-issue Growth Impacts * HCR 12 Emplo  more