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

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 17 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center's (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) has partnered with the New Hampshire Academy of Science (NHAS) to increase STEM education opportunities for middle and high school students in the Upper Valley. The two organizations signed an Education Pa  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Car Dealership Company Fired Longtime Employee To Avoid Healthcare Costs * * * Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging that the Texarkana, Texas-based company fired a senior sales exe  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

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3097): * * * In Re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff SMBA Construction, LLC, moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this antitrust litigation involving the pricing of concrete and cement additives and admixtures in the Southern District of New York. This litigation consists of five actions pending in two districts, as   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 17 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: By Cristina Oxtra, Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs More than 120 representatives from Minnesota companies and communities gathered at the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon conference at Boston Scientific in Maple Grove on April 11, 2024. In the past, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon's corporate and community networks held their own separate conferences. This was the first combined conference to connect all the ne  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Gulfport man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 81.1 grams of fentanyl. Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on April 21, 2023, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office conducted a search warrant on the residence of Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, in G  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

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