LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding a letter sent on behalf of himself and 10 other state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant (DIIG) Act: "The DIIG Act is bipartisan legislation that responds to the clear and present industrial and national-security threats posed by the proliferation o  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers. These discharges are for borrowers who signed up for President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit and as a result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) fo  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 18 other state attorneys general are opposing a new federal program that promotes aggressive enforcement of "red flag" gun-confiscation laws. Yost and his counterparts argue in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, launched in March by the Department of Justice, undermines the Secon  more

MARIETTA, Georgia, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Dobbins Air Reserve Base (94th Airlift Wing) issued the following news on April 12, 2024: By Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock, 94th Airlirft Wing Public Affairs In the bustling hallways of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Tech. Sgt. Chase Molden, a 94th Security Forces Squadron defender, is known for a unique endeavor. Beyond his duties in the Air Force Reserve and his civilian job as an insurance adjuster, Molden has created a comic book aimed at h  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr, Feeding Georgia, and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia are kicking off the 13th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week fundraising competition to benefit the state's regional food banks. This year's drive will take place from April 15-26, 2024, and is open to everyone in the legal community, including law firms, legal organizations, corpora  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Please take notice that on May 20, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Department of Driver Services, 2206 East View Parkway, Conyers, Georgia, a public hearing will be held for the presentation of the proposed administrative rule changes, which are hereunto attached and incorporated by reference. The proposed Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. rule changes are listed below: [View table in the l  more

WAYCROSS, Georgia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Coffee County man was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution for fraudulently obtaining funds intended to help businesses struggling financially during the pandemic. Kyle Waldron, 59, of Douglas, Ga., was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attor  more

ALBANY, Georgia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: A Southwest Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history pleaded guilty to armed drug distribution charges today and faces life in prison for admitting to distributing large quantities of fentanyl. Larry Roger Sparks, Jr., 46, of Albany, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a heroin and fentanyl mixture; one count of distribution of   more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that UWEMEDIMO UMOREN was sentenced to three years in prison for his participation in an international wire fraud conspiracy based in Nigeria, involving the theft of millions of dollars from victims across the U.S., by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. UMOREN  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Samantha Cole has been named the first Child Care Business Liaison at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders announced today. Cole brings nearly a decade of experience in economic development and government to the newly created position. Announced in December of 2023 as a grant-funded position at Commerce with support   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $21 million in Boating Infrastructure Grant funding to support construction, renovation and maintenance of marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation and waterway access. This year's grants will support projects in 21 states, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding wil  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. As the Biden-Harris administration invests in ways for forests to generate more economic opportunity in rural areas, it also aims to support the quality of life in those communities throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. The program was reauthorized for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fiscal year 2023 funds will be   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio issued the following remarks on April 11, 2024, at a state luncheon: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Please -- please be seated. Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Kishida, Evan and I are so honored to join Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman Emhoff in welcoming you to the State Department. We're delighted to be joined by a remarkable group  more