TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a 23-state coalition in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "T  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/2284e469-b63d-4f83-bfd9-997c61b368db/fileAsset/2024.4.16%20-%20MV%20Realty%20-%20Complaint%20(File%20Stamped).pdf) against MV Realty PBC, LLC and MV Realty of Illinois, LLC, as well as corporate managers Amanda Zachman, Antony Mitchell and David Manchester, for allegedly tricking financially  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The 2023 National Student Poets will be honored today at a special reception celebrating National Poetry Month by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and honorary co-hosts the United States Senate Cultural Caucus. During the event at the Capitol Visitor Center, the five 2023 National Student Poets will debut a collective poem showcasing the importance of literacy.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3101): * * * IN RE: Baby Food Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II) TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in four actions/1 move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the District of Nevada, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, or the Eastern District of Louisiana. This litigation consists of  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3100): * * * In Re: Real Estate Commission Antitrust Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in two Western District of Missouri actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. In their reply, movants state they alternatively support the Northern District of Illinois as transferee district. This litigation  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 17 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Six National Chung Hsing University students traveled to Manhattan from March 30 through April 6, 2024, to represent their university as part of a bilateral student exchange program to learn about Kansas' agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture exports benefit both Kansas and Taiwan. "While we have been sending Kansas students to Taiwan for many years, this was our first time to host Ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on April 16, 2024: People from around the world celebrate Earth Day every year on April 22 to recognize humankind's collective environmental achievements, raise awareness, and promote ecological sustainability. This year, the Office of Legacy Management (LM) is participating in activities at LM interpretive centers and at a variety of local events and festivities. LM and LM Support Partner   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 17 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on April 16, 2024: The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to a basic handgun workshop at Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area (CA) on April 29 from 6-8 p.m. This free workshop will teach participants various handgun parts and operation, ammunition, handgun safety, and shooting fundamentals. Participants will also receive one-on-one shooting instruction free of charge. All h  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Governor Mike Parson ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Lafayette County and all police stations in Missouri on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in honor of Lake Lafayette Police Department Chief Steven A. Singer. "Chief Singer devoted 20 years of his life to protecting his community and was committed to advancing profess  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: House lawmakers have voted to decrease the time Missourians must wait for some medical procedures, increase quality of and access to healthcare, and decrease costs. Insurance entities require health care providers to seek prior authorization before performing some procedures before they will agree to cover those procedures. If House Bill 1976 becomes law, health care providers who reach a 90 percent approval ra  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a new permanent exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh on how the Nile River shaped ancient Egyptians' ideas of life and death; provide for treatment and digitization of photo co  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its 2023 annual report, "Prices, Wages and Workers: The Recent U.S. Inflation Experience." In the report's main essay, St. Louis Fed contributing authors and economists Fernando Martin and David Wheelock provide an overview of the rise and fall of U.S. inflation from 2021 to 2023. Other Bank economists present relate  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Four St. Charles County, Missouri residents have been indicted on charges including forced labor, labor trafficking and theft of government funds. Venkatesh Sattaru, 35, of O'Fallon, Nikhil Penmatsa, 27, of Defiance, Sravan Penumetcha and Nitya Sattaru, both of St. Charles County, were indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A woman from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted fraudulently obtaining five pandemic relief loans totaling $104,163. Camille N. Foster, 32, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of wire fraud. She admitted that between May 2020 and November 2021, she fraudulently obtained five Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Today, Attorney General Reyes joined a Florida-led coalition of 23 states in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. AG Reyes stated as follows: The Su  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America to provide a written report about its account policies and practices, update its terms of service to state that it does not discriminate against customers for their religious or political views or speech, and remove prohibitions on "intolerance" and "hate" from its online banking service agr  more