LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed suit against the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) over a new rule that would force agricultural employers to allow temporary foreign-migrant workers to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. "President Biden is using his Department of Labor to burden American farmers, and we're fighting back," said Carr. "At a time when every indu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on June 14, 2024, by Vice President Sonya Ravindranath Waddell: * * * One of the most cited measures in the U.S. economy is the net number of jobs gained in a month. But that net gain (e.g., 272,000 jobs gained in May) reflects an enormous amount of churn in the labor market as millions of workers gain new jobs (new hires) and millions lose or leave their jobs (involuntary/volunta  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a comprehensive set of bills passed this session, marking Virginia's continued commitment to the Right Help, Right Now behavioral health transformation plan. These bipartisan legislative initiatives encompass enhancements to the behavioral health workforce and expanded supports for individuals in crisis. "This collaborative effort stands as a testament to Virginia's  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation on June 14, 2024: WHEREAS: In late August 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort - known today as Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia - aboard the English privateer ship White Lion, marking the beginning stages of what would become the institution of slavery in the present-day United States; and WHEREAS: Our nation was conceived on July 4th, 1776, with the Declaration of Independence and i  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center), the National Gallery's world-renowned research institute, announced today its 2024-2025 academic year appointments, including Mary Beard, award-winning author and professor emerita of the ancient world at University of Cambridge, as Kress-Beinecke Professor. These 37 appointees will research topics that traverse the globe, from 20  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jeremy Scheier to serve as the superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site in Independence, California, starting July 14, 2024. Scheier most recently served as the administrative officer at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. He was previously the administrative officer at Kenai Fjords Nationa  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 15 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: * * * Accounts Remain Protected by Share Insurance Fund; Member Services Uninterrupted * * * The National Credit Union Administration today placed 1st Choice Credit Union in Atlanta, Georgia, into conservatorship. This action was taken in consultation with the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. Member deposits at 1st Choice Credit Union remain protected by th  more