WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Judicial Center issued the following news: Federal and state courts reported a combined 13 percent decrease in authorized wiretaps in 2023, compared with 2022, according to the Judiciary's 2023 Wiretap Report (https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/wiretap-report-2023). Arrests in cases involving electronic surveillance increased, while convictions decreased. The report covers wire, oral, and electronic intercepts that were concluded between Jan  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 28 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with a 20-state coalition of state attorneys general, is strongly urging the United States Senate to pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, or the ICC Act. The legislation, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis, deters the International Criminal Court from further efforts to assert unlawful authority. Attorney Gen  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding From the President's Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Energy Efficiency Improvements and Upgrades, Save Energy, and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Communities Across the Country * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $18.5 million to four states and 20 local governments for the next round of formula grants through   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 29 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2024-2025 SBIR Phase I solicitation is open. Small businesses developing novel environmental technologies in the following areas are invited to apply: Clean and Safe Water * Nature-based Solutions for Water Reuse * Technologies for the Treatment of PFAS in Wastewater Sewage Sludge and Biosolids * Treatment for Cyanobacteria and Cyanoto  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 28 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: In November 2022, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and Idaho Gov. Brad Little sent a letter to Administrator Michael Regan on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed ozone transport rule, otherwise known as the Good Neighbor rule. In July 2023, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay, pausing the EPA's implementation of the rule. Today the U.S. Supreme C  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: President Biden's unlawful LNG ban has now hit Ukraine in the middle of its war with Russia. Ukraine struck a major LNG deal with Virginia-based Venture Global, which has multiple facilities in Louisiana. This deal with Venture Global's Plaquemines facility would allow Ukraine to purchase up to two million metric tons of gas each year to power the country, and bring millions of dollars of rev  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * As Chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, this is a very proud day. We argued as a coalition of states in multiple amicus briefs that the Chevron Doctrine desperately needed to be reviewed and overturned. The United States Supreme Court listened and today issued a historic order of course correction. My team and I in Utah laud SCOTUS for reversing a   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * While this is a temporary setback in ensuring some measure of justice for Utah families and in securing funds and injunctive relief to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in Utah, we also understand the Supreme Court's rationale. The good news is that Utah was ahead of most states and won key legal victories in court before the settlement. And if a new agreement can't b  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed and a foreign national living in Utah will remain in custody after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City this week. A U.S. Magistrate Judge ordered the defendant remain in custody pending trial after he was allegedly attempting to sell fentanyl and heroin in the District of Utah. According to court documents, Florentino Ram  more