WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 4.8 percent in 2022 after increasing 10.8 percent in 2021 (table 1). By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 1.9 percen  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an 11-state lawsuit challenging President Biden's second attempt at unconstitutional student debt cancellation. Attorney General Bird took Biden to court as part of a 2022 lawsuit challenging his earlier student debt scheme. The lawsuit accused the Biden Administration of illegally canceling $430 billion in student loans and   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced his office, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, is suing Joe Biden over his administration's latest student loan forgiveness scheme. The Kansas Attorney General's Office filed the lawsuit today in federal court. "Once again, the Biden administration has decided to steal from the poor and give to the rich. He  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition today of 11 state attorneys general suing the Biden Administration over its latest illegal attempt at student loan forgiveness. The lawsuit was filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Wichita Division. "In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court made clear that the President cannot unilateral  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen joined leaders from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), and advocates in announcing the elimination of the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Registry to better support Nebraskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). "This is a breakthrough way to reimagine how services are offered to indivi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen, state senators, and the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) held a ceremonial bill signing at Methodist Fremont Health to celebrate a new law that will qualify the state's hospitals for approximately $1 billion of additional federal Medicaid funds each year. "Our state's hospitals provide outstanding health care to Nebraskans," said Gov. Pillen. "I'm grat  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding its "proposed rule revising the regulations for registered apprenticeships." The letter, which the State of Tennessee led, notes the coalition's nationwide concerns over race-based regulations for apprenticeships. According to the attorneys general, "the proposed rule deviates from the statutory purpose  more