HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 13 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey during the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber's Alabama Update before a crowd of over 1,000, announced she has signed Senate Bill 231, sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr and Representative Scott Stadthagen. * * * An excerpt from the governor's speech: When we think about what drives our success as a state, an industry that comes to mind is one of our crown jewel industries, automotive ma  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Today, United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that a grand jury has indicted ten individuals for theft of federal program funding from Tuskegee University. Tuskegee University, located in Macon County, Alabama, receives federal funding in excess of $10,000 per calendar year. The individuals named in the indictment are: (1) Wanda Tyner H  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on May 13, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has issued the company's inaugural Impact Report, highlighting the Bank's 2023 initiatives supporting affordable housing and community development, corporate giving, and workplace culture. "The roots of FHLBank Atlanta run deep and our role has expanded since we were estab  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers is leading multi-state coalitions in two lawsuits to stop both the Biden Administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. Today, a coalition of 24 states filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden Administrat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on May 13, 2024: Leading a coalition of eighteen states, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today filed a lawsuit fighting federal agency overreach by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On April 29, 2024, the EEOC issued new sexual harassment guidance that unlawfully extends Title VII's protections against sex-based discrimination to cover gender identity. Under the EEOC's gu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Alabama man was convicted on May 10, 2024, of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, including assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Bryan Shawn Smith,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A 24-state coalition filed a petition for review today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden Administration's new regulation of emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. The States' D.C. Circuit sui  more