LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 5 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after today's ruling by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative v. Thurston affirming a lower court ruling that the voting machines used in Arkansas elections comply with state law: "This is a win for the voters and taxpayers of Arkansas as the State Supreme Court affirms what we've   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Heidi Mitchell as senior vice president with responsibility for cash services and Treasury operations. In her new role, Mitchell will provide oversight of Eleventh Federal Reserve District cash services, including operations in Dallas, El Paso and Houston, and will support the mission to supply currency and coin to meet demand, mainta  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro thanked U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm for adjusting energy efficiency standards for critical grid components like distribution transformers and materials like grain-oriented electrical steel, which is produced at the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant in Butler County. In March, Governor Shapiro sent a letter (ht  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is now accepting a second round of applications as part of the $3 million, 5-year Underserved Farmer to Farmer grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico division. The DNR will continue to distribute the remaining funds from the $3 million EPA grant to eligible applicants across the state over the remaining three years of the gra  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 4, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 210,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,250, an increase of 2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein sued Mariner Finance for widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws, including allegedly charging North Carolinians for hidden add-on products that they either didn't know about or didn't agree to buy. In 2019 alone, Mariner charged consumers $121.7 million nationwide in premiums and fees for add-on products, not including all of the addit  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The National Gallery of Art announced today that Natalia Angeles Vieyra will join the museum as associate curator of Latinx art. She will begin on June 30. This position is made possible thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Getty Foundation as part of the Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM) initiative with the support of the Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations. Vieyra will play a vit  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The continual growth of geologic carbon storage projects calls for the growth of comprehensive data resources to support project planning, geologic characterization and risk analysis. Researchers at NETL recently published a new dataset, the Catalog of U.S. Prospective Subsurface Storage Reservoir Sealing Formations, that aggregates prospective seal unit  more

ENON VALLEY, Pennsylvania, April 5 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the following news: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee Chair Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. visited Old English Acres, home of champion Limousin beef cattle in Enon Valley, Lawrence County, to see how the farm's business investments would be more secure with the $5 million veterinary lab system expansion Governor Josh Shapiro proposed in his 2024  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger was joined by Department of Agriculture Director of Conservation and Innovation Michael Roth, and other local leaders for a tour of Philadelphia-based robotics company Burro to focus on Pennsylvania's growing robotics and technology innovation economy and Governor J  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Continuing the Shapiro-Davis Administration's effort to support women in the Commonwealth and recognize those women who have served their country in the military, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Women and the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs are seeking statewide nominations for outstanding women veterans who will be honored during this year's  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison on his conviction for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentence on Maurice Brooks, 37. Judge Ranjan also ordered Brooks to serve th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Noel Mateo, age 35, of Umatilla, Florida, and David Duclos, age 29, of Orlando, Florida, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms and more of cocaine and possessing firearms in furtherance of a dr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 3, 2024, United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson sentenced Brian Johnson, age 43, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to 140 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Johnson had previously pleaded guilty to this offense  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Tyrone Wise, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with one count of arson. The indictment alleges that on May 31, 2020 -- while both lawful protests and unlawful civil disturbances were occurring throughout the region and the country -- the defendant star  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kaleb Bridges, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh to 166 months' imprisonment and five years of supervised release for robbing a local restaurant and shooting and wounding two employees. On December 6, 2023, Br  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: By Michel Sauret Anyone who works in construction knows the difference between cement and concrete. Cement is an ingredient. It is the powdery substance that mixes with aggregates and water to form concrete, which is the final product. In some circles, distinguishing between the two is a contentious matter. The internet even popularized a meme of a wiener dog wearing a tux  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 4, 2024: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy During his State of the Union Address, President Biden made clear that he will always stand up for America's seniors and stand in the way of any Congressional Republicans who try to cut Social Security and Medicare. He laid out his vision for a future where we make   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 3, 2024: * * * House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal The Republican Study Committee, which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and about 80% of their members, released a budget that would severely cut critical funding for states to respond to the overdose epidemic. More Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 die from opio  more