LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that his office is initiating an investigation of Change Healthcare, Inc., a unit of UnitedHealth Group, under the Arkansas Personal Information Protection Act and the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in light of a February cyberattack: "I am initiating an investigation into Change He  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eva-Marie Ramsaran, Amphibious Squadron 8 Public Affairs More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) returned to Hampton Roads following an eight and a half-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, M  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: President Biden will email an additional 380,000 public service workers thanking them for their service and notifying them they are on track to have their debt cancelled through PSLF within two years The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 77,700 borrowers. These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administra  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: DoDEA Pacific West District Superintendent Dr. Jacob Sherwood is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Shanida Threatts as principal of Andersen Middle School, effective April 22, 2024. Dr. Threatts is genuinely excited to join Andersen Middle School. She firmly believes in the transformative power of education and is committed to ensuring every student thrives academica  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - As part of her Joining Forces initiative to support military families, First Lady Jill Biden joined a barbecue with hundreds of military families on March 17 at Fort Buchanan, the only U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean. During the formal part of the gathering, the First Lady was introduced by Imani Mitchell, Spouse of Staff Sgt. Vashawn Mitchel  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, announces the selection of Command Sergeant Major Gregory Betty as the 15th Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Reserve Command. Prior to this selection, Betty served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Deputy Commanding General (U.S. Army Reserve)  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, announces the selection of Chief Warrant Officer 5 LaShon P. White as the 9th Command Chief Warrant Officer of the United States Army Reserve Command, United States Army Reserve. In this position, White is responsible for all Army Reserve Warrant Officers across the Army Reserve Command.   more

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts, March 22 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $17 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Wamsutta Preservation LLC, an affiliate of HallKeen Management, Inc., which is using proceeds to renovate and preserve the historic Wamsutta Apartments, a 144-unit affordable multifamily rental housing complex in New Bedford's Acushnet Heights Historic District. The company is making significant upgrades to all bathrooms and most kitche  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee, along with the Federal Trade Commission and nine other states, are suing sham charity Cancer Recovery Foundation International, also known as Women's Cancer Fund, and its operator, Gregory B. Anderson, for deceiving generous donors who sought to offer financial support to women battling ca  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing 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 strengthens the reg  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The open burning of trash, metal, plastic and all other man-made materials not only harms the environment and poses a public health risk, it's against state law. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality is reminding North Carolinians: If it doesn't grow, don't burn it. Open burning is only allowed in limited circumstances and onl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 22 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a Women's History Month celebration at the Executive Mansion and honored women in state government. This year's theme is "Celebrating Women in State Government who have worked tirelessly to ensure North Carolina works for all." "This month, we recognize the dedicated women state employees who work to improve the lives of all North Caroli  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Packaged goods giant Unilever, PLC announced Tuesday, March 19, that it was giving the cold shoulder to the ice cream business that it started in 1922. In a press release (https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2024/unilever-to-accelerate-growth-action-plan-through-separation-of-ice-cream-and-launch-of-productivity-programme/), the U.K.-b  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging two men with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit money laundering concerning obtaining fraudulent proceeds of Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") COVID-19 loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. "The pandemi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act (H.R. 7023), which was introduced by Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina: * * * The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 7023, which would weaken the Clean Water Act, remove protections for waterways that are vital to the well-being of American families, and undermine ongoing, bipartisan efforts to improve the e  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, March 22 -- Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board passed a $419 million budget Thursday for the fiscal year beginning April 1. The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget is based on projected record traffic totaling more than 15.5 million passengers, a 1.1 million passenger increase compared to Fiscal Year 2023-2024. The budget spends $133 million on operating expenses and invests $226   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A doctor from North Carolina, who was assigned to several pain clinics in Virginia but was rarely physically on-site at any of them, was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for conspiring with others to use a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number issued to another person. Randall was also ordered to pay $205,000 in fines and forfeiture  more