WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: A former sales employee of a manufacturer and distributor of football helmets and other sports equipment pleaded guilty today for his role in three separate conspiracies -- two conspiracies to rig bids in violation of the Sherman Act and one conspiracy to commit wire fraud -- all related to sports equipment for schools located in Mississippi and elsewhere. At least 100 schools throughout Miss  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: JARVIS WILSON (WILSON), age 39, a resident of Jackson, Mississippi was charged on May 9, 2024 by a federal grand jury in a six-count indictment announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Counts 1 and 2 charges him with distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Count 3 ch  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: A former sales employee of a manufacturer and distributor of football helmets and other sports equipment pleaded guilty today for his role in three separate conspiracies -- two conspiracies to rig bids in violation of the Sherman Act and one conspiracy to commit wire fraud -- all related to sports equipment for schools located in Mississippi  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

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

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 13, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to deliver  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Researcher Dave Luebke doesn't have to search far for inspiration as he works to develop the NETL Direct Air Capture (DAC) Center. It's waiting for him when he gets home at the end of the day. Luebke, technical director of the one-of-a-kind facility at the NETL campus near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his wife, Jessica, are the proud parents of Alice, 2, and Mal  more