NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * Medical Testing Supply Company Violated Title VII by Firing Black Employee Because of Her Natural Hair Texture, Federal Agency Charged * * * Drug and medical testing supply company American Screening, LLC, has agreed to pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO  more

DIEGO GARCIA NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Master Sgt Stacy Kasischke, 2BW/PA A Bomber Task Force deployment of two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, concluded at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, April 3. This deployment was in support of Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with Allies,  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 6 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 4, 2024, by Governor Adriana D. Kugler at the women in economics symposium: * * * Enriching Data and Analysis in Economics with Real Life Experiences * * * Thank you, President Musalem, and many congratulations on the start of your new position here at the St. Louis Fed. We are all so happy to have you as part of the Federal Reserve System, and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak here today./1 I   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

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 6 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 5, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority, Drug Policy Board, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Parish Boards of Election Supervisors, Pilotage Fee Commission, State Board of Commerce and Industry. * * * Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Auth  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today announced the opening of its Portable Loan Outreach Center to meet the needs of businesses who were affected by severe or extreme drought that occurred Sept. 19 - Dec. 5, 2023. The center will be located   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

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023: the release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and chlorine at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies facility in Geismar, LA in January 2023, and the release of ethylene oxide (EtO) at the Do  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