LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * After filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 22 other state attorneys general in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting West Virginia's abortion prohibition, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Two years ago, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and returned the authority to regulate or prohibit abo  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0700) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and the District of Columbia and increased in 3 states on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 5 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 5 states an  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), today announced the launch of a new federal public benefit program to support school-age children residing in low-income households. The West Virginia Summer EBT (WV-SEBT) program will provide short-term grocery benefit assistance to   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) today announced that applications for the Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be accepted beginning Monday, April 22, 2024, to Friday, April 26, 2024, or until funds are exhausted. The federally funded program assists eligible West Virginia resi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elise Moore After five days of competition, three Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers were named 2024's Best Warriors in the officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of the year categories during the Best Warrior Competition closing ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory, April 12, 2024. Spc. Jordan Foster and Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilkinson-Johnson, both from the 29th Expeditionary Com  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce the expansion of the NSF Convergence Accelerator to 10 regions to enhance national and regional competitiveness in research, innovation and workforce development. These 10 regional Convergence Accelerators will promote convergence research and innovation by connecting researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from various domains and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 17, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) modify existing regulations in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These regulations consider "disparate impacts" to forward race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. "Federal agencies continue to pursue rules that treat  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Five people have been sentenced for their crimes involving fentanyl distribution across the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. * Christopher Arthur Jones, also known as "Smooth," of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 300 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for racketeering enterprise (RICO) conspiracy and fentanyl distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help 75 Local Organizations Create and Expand Food Financing Programs in Underserved Communities ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 17, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to help organizations strengthen local food financing programs and i  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore, who serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College and Jumpstart Savings Programs, today announced the Board has adopted his proposal to transition the emerging markets investment option in the SMART529 Select Plan to a fund that excludes investments in China-based companies. The decision was made following   more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Derrick Lee Hodge, 35, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 1, 2023, Hodge sold a controlled substance containing fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Beckley hotel where Hodge was staying. Hodge admitted to the transaction and furth  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Anthony Darnell Deberry, 39, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 3, 2023, Deberry sold a controlled substance containing fentanyl to a confidential informant at Deberry's residence in Beckley. Deberry admitted to the transaction and further a  more