WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the Stephen J. Pollak memorial event. Pollak was a former Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. * * * As Prepared for Delivery The Attorney General is always a tough act to follow. But I will now take my best shot at it and, if I can, say a few words about the incredible life and legacy of Steve Pollak. In 1886, Oliv  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter at the announcement of a lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing markets across the live concert industry: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Attorney General Garland and Deputy Attorney General Monaco. The live music industry in America is broken because Live Nation-Ticketmaster abuses its illegal monopoly. Today, the United States and 30   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. G22-CG-ISD) on April 30, 2024, by Robert L. Santos entitled "Individual State Descriptions: 2022 Census of Governments." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction A census of governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 161. This 2022 Census, like censuses taken since 1957, covers three topics: government organization, public employment, and government finances. The "Ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A federal jury convicted a Texas doctor today for causing the submission of over $70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests ordered through a telemarketing scheme. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, David M. Young, M.D., 61, of Fredericksburg, signed thousands of medical records and prescriptions for ort  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on February 27, 2024 certifying wildfires that began on February 23, 2024, posed an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in several counties; and WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that the same wildfire conditions continue to exist in these and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 26, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today provided an update on the state's ongoing response to help Texans and North Texas communities devastated by severe weather and tornadoes at a press conference following a briefing with state and local officials in Valley View. Governor Abbott also signed the state's severe weather disaster declaration to add Denton, Montague, Cooke, and Collin counties, bringing the   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the Uvalde shooting in Texas: * * * Two years ago, 19 beautiful children and two selfless teachers were killed in their classrooms during a senseless mass shooting carried out with a weapon of war. They should still be with us - playing sports, creating art, dancing, laughing, learning, teaching, and making new memories with their families and friends. Today, we are remembering their   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release: Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced over $276 million in new funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. The HIDTA Program supports federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States.  more