MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 17 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey, along with the governors of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, issued the following joint statement: "We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought into our states. As gov  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau issued the following news release: Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) announces the hiring of Brittany Cockrell as director, membership and corporate events. Cockrell will manage programs and initiatives to maximize member retention while also planning and executing a range of industry events including ACVB's annual meeting and the Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame ceremony. Cockrell comes to ACVB with more than 1  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will accept applications for its 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) General Fund round starting June 27, 2024, through July 29, 2024. FHLBank Atlanta is making a record amount available since the program's inception in 1990 - approximately $55 million   more

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

GLYNCO, Georgia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Last week, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) successfully concluded its groundbreaking Human Trafficking Investigations Symposium, a virtual event aimed at educating and empowering the law enforcement community in the fight against human trafficking. From April 9th to 11th, 2024, law enforcement professionals fr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, today announced the launch of the Georgia Dream Peach Plus Loan Program, a program specifically tailored to assist borrowers who do not meet the requirements for the standard Georgia Dream Loan Program but do qualify for Federal Housing Administration loans. "Georgia Dream Peach Plus represents a sig  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, will introduce the new Georgia Dream Plus Loan Program, an initiative that would redefine affordable access to homeownership opportunities, at the "Come Get Your Keys" Event on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the Savannah Regional Library Auditorium in Savannah, Georgia. At the event, lenders wi  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Lopez today joined a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases, the attorneys general arg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In their amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/ff0a8e4e48/23-13914_13916_13921--Brief%20for%20DC%20NY%20et%20al%20as%20Amici%20Curiae%20for%20Pls-Ap  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 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3104): * * * In Re: Hotel Industry Sex Trafficking Litigation (No. II) ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in 33 actions pending in five districts move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Ohio. This litigation consists of 52 actions pending in twelve districts, as listed on Schedule A./1 Since the filing of the motion for   more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases (https://ag.  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The former chief of police for Greensburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in a drug conspiracy, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Shawn Denning, 43, of Delmont, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon to one count of conspiracy to distribute over   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Durante King-Mclean, age 25, Prasath Paramalingam, age 34, Archit Grover, age 36, all of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and Jalisa Edwards, age 25, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, were charged in a multi-count federal indictment with charges stemming from a conspiracy to engage   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Turkey that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and A  more

AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, Florida, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Rachel Coates In the intricacies of military operations, collaborative efforts behind the scenes are essential to ensuring success. Among strategic planning and tactical maneuvers, the Base Operating Support-Integrator (BOS-I) emerges as a crucial player, facilitating frontline warriors' readiness and empowerment for mission fulfillment. During ex  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in Illinois impacted by the ice jams and flooding that occurred Jan. 15-25, to apply for physical damage disaster loans by May 13 deadline. The declaration covers Will County and the adjacent counties of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee and Kendall in Illin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined five other governors in issuing the following joint statement opposing United Auto Workers (UAW)'s unionization campaign: "We the Governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought  more

ATLATA, Georgia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released today the final land protection plan which allows for the protection of up to 287,090 acres of wildlife habitat and hardwood forest as part of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. The plan will guide conservation of a wildlife habitat corridor stretching along the Roanoke River from Weldon to the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to approve tuition rates for the 2024-25 academic year at USG's 26 public colleges and universities. Systemwide, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase by 2.5%, and out-of-state tuition will increase by 5%. A new, third level of tuition for out-of-country students will also be established at 2% more t  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