CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Anecdotal economic data compiled for the Federal Reserve's Beige Book may be useful in predicting recessions, especially when regional-level economic sentiment is taken into account, according to a new report published by the Cleveland Fed. Using natural language processing, researchers from the Cleveland Fed and Washington University in St. Louis constructed indices  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. 3103): * * * In Re: Aflibercept Patent Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Common plaintiff Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of West Virginia. The litigation consists of six actions, as listed on Schedule A. One action is pending in the Central District of California and five in the Northern D  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

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The West Virginia Department of Health issued the following news on April 16, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Health (DH), Bureau for Public Health, Office of Nutrition Services (ONS) today announced updated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The new income eligibility guidelines will take effect on Monday, April 15, 2024. The new g  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Sample Ballots for West Virginia's May 14 Primary Election are now available online for registered voters to review before they vote. CLICK HERE (https://sos.wv.gov/news/Pages/04-16-24-A.aspx) for a link to the WV Secretary of State's online search tool for voters to use to find the Sample Ballot assigned to them. According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced his Office's recent unclaimed property firearms auction raised nearly $20,000 for the Preston County Sheriff's Office - funds to be put towards improving safety and law enforcement efforts in the local community. "Since 2021, my Office has raised more than $588,000 for the men and women who work tirelessly in law enfor  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: West Virginia Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E., and Deputy Secretary Alanna Keller, P.E., attended the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in New York City on Saturday, April 13, 2024, to accept a Diamond Award for the Wellsburg Bridge project in Brooke County. "West Virginia has arrived; we'r  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Jashawn William Lawson, also known as "Nitty," 23, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Lawson admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Danielle D. Jones, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 16, 2023, Jones sold quantities of crack and what she thought was heroin for $800 to a confidential informant at her Hun  more