MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 6 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a grant for $75,525 to a nonprofit organization that assists domestic violence victims in six north Alabama counties. Safeplace Inc. will use the funds to support two programs to prevent abusive behaviors. The Peace Program offers nonviolence classes in which batterers are encouraged to examine and change the beliefs that lead them to be abusive   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A federal judge sentenced two Tuscaloosa men this week for defrauding the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis. These cases are the part of a collaboration between the U.S. Secret Service and local partners to identify and focus  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross and United States Marshal Jesse Seroyer, Jr., warn the public of scams involving supposed federal jury duty. These scams typically involve a caller posing as a United States Marshal's Service representative. The caller informs the victim that he or she is about to be arrested for failing to appear for federal jury d  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 6 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Intervenor States that seek to prevent the Biden administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden administration appears to have  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has successfully blocked an unlawful climate disclosure rule from the Biden administration's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among other items, this rule seeks to require companies to produce disclosures concerning greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, and risks related to the physical impact of storms, drought, and higher temperatures. The rule would also  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced today that a 21-state coalition including North Dakota persuaded a federal judge to block the most recent example of federal overreach by the Biden Administration. The new federal rule would have required states to meet burdensome and expensive bureaucratic mandates for on-road vehicles. The 21-state coalition filed the successful court action  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Mississippi for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. The  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a victory against the Biden Administration's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that forces businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Virginia joined a 25-state coalition in securing a temporary, nationwide block on President Biden's extreme climate mandate while the lawsuit continues. The man  more