TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of attorneys general in fighting to support President Trump's First Amendment rights, as yet another prosecutor looks to silence the former president through an unlawful gag order. Attorney General Moody and the coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief, saying this is not only wrong, but also unconstitutional. Att  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 24-State coalition urging the courts to deny the Special Prosecutor's request for an unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully silences President Trump and denies Americans their right to hear what he has to say ahead of an approaching presidential election. The Special Prosecutor has requested a broa  more

LENEXA, Kansas, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * June meetings will focus on the findings of the site's latest Five-Year Review * * * Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host two community meetings on Monday and Tuesday, June 24 and 25, to provide community members with an update about the Omaha Lead Superfund Site and the findings from the site's Five-Year Review. Five-Year Reviews provide an op  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 18 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced 13 appointments to the newly created Commission on Asian-American Affairs. The commission was created through passage of LB1300, which included legislation introduced by Senator Rita Sanders. Members serve four-year terms. The Commission will coordinate programs related to Nebraska's Asian-American community for housing, education, welfare, employ  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Clive man was sentenced on June 12, 2024, to 18.5 years in federal prison for wire fraud and an additional six months for criminal contempt of court. He also was ordered to pay over $2.4 million in restitution to the victims of his fraud. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Zachary James Flaherty, 48, conducted a vast fraud ov  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 16, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Counter Islamophobia As Muslims in America and around the world commemorate Eid-al-Adha this year, the holiday arrives at a time of deep pain for communities at home and abroad. In addition to the devastating humanitarian impacts of the ongoing fighting in Gaza, there has been a rise in harassment, bigotry and horrifying violence towards Muslim,   more