DES MOINES, Iowa, May 23 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today took action to stop vaccine mandates and protect religious freedoms. New York has eliminated religious exemptions for school vaccination requirements and has imposed massive penalties on religious schools that refuse the vaccine. Vaccine mandates infringe upon parents' First Amendment right to raise their kids according to their faith. Nea  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a 20-state lawsuit today challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in ef  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 23 -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education today unanimously selected Dr. Jon Anderson to be the next president of Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) following a nationwide search. The appointment takes effect July 1, 2024. Anderson is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs/professor at Southern Utah U  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 (TNSres) -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: The Utah Attorney General's Office honored their unsung heroes this week at the Matheson Courthouse in a new meeting entitled Chaos Coordinating 101 for 2024. Although often overlooked, the AGO understands the importance of its support staff and their contributions to office success. To recognize their ongoing efforts, the meeting focused on supporting professional and personal growth. Thre  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a challenge to the State of California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation in Nebraska v Cliff, which was filed in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of California. The complaint requests the Court to "declare that Advanced Clean Fleets is preempted by federal statutes, otherwise violates the U.S. Constitution, and is unenforceable." Advanced Clean Fleets or  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A Utah convicted felon was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for multiple federal crimes after Salt Lake City Police detectives allegedly seized approximately 45 pounds of methamphetamine, 15,000 fentanyl pills, and two firearms from his home and from a storage unit associated with him. According to court documents, on May 9, 2024, A  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A felon and foreign national living in Utah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Rafael Maldonado-Solario, 46, of Salt Lake City, was under investigation by agents for allegedly distributing fentanyl in the Salt Lake Valley. On May 9, 2024, agents seized 2,290 grams of   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A foreign national living in Utah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for multiple federal drug crimes after agents allegedly seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. According to court documents, Mauricio Hermosillo Becerra, 26, of Taylorsville, Utah, was stopped in a vehicle by members of the West Valley City Police  more