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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Lamont Vales, 25, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 29 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to six counts of interference with commerce by robbery, two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. According to court documents, between Decembe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and Todd Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) at the U.S. Department of Justice, announced today that the Justice Department has entered a consent decree granting the United States money for environmental clean-u  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 6 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following Messmer Report on April 5, 2024, by State Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper: * * * Working to Create More Child Care Options For many working parents across Indiana, having access to high quality and affordable child care is a necessity. This year, Senate Republicans passed Senate Enrolled Act 2 to expand child care options in Indiana by helping more people become child care workers and cutting red tape that driv  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: Nearly 60 attendees convened with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the open house event held at the district headquarters downtown. District leaders engaged with representatives from both small and large businesses to discuss forthcoming projects spanning small business opportunities, contracting initiatives, operations, pla  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