LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I will continue to stand up for Arkansans and ensure TikTok keeps our private information out of the hands of the Chinese government' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the Union County Circuit Court denied a motion by TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to dismiss Griffin's lawsuit against the social media pla  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Arkansas's redistricting process is handled primarily by three statewide constitutional officers who are answerable to Arkansas voters' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the NAACP and ACLU declined to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the state's landmark win before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Subjecting women seeking housing for themselves and their families to sexual discrimination and harassment is abhorrent and a violation of state law' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing his lawsuit against property owners Charles and Judy Warren of Jonesboro for violations of the Arkansas Fair Housing Act related  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the 2024 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The six recipients of this highly competitive presidential awar  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, July 2 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The first nonstop flight from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) arrived Monday, opening direct access between the Research Triangle region and the capitol of Mexico for the first time. "The launch of Mexico City service connects the Raleigh-Durham market with a valuable business hub, vibrant leisure destination and on  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed a Type I state disaster declaration for the City of Marion in McDowell County following damages from a severe rain event that led to flash flooding on May 18, 2024. This declaration will make state disaster assistance available in the form of public assistance grants to the eligible local governments located within the emergency area. "This   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: * House Bill 228: Rev. Laws Tech., Clarifying, & Admin. Chngs (https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H228v7.pdf). * House Bill 942: SHALOM Act (https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H942v3.pdf). Governor Cooper issued the following statement on his signing of HB 942: "Defining anti  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced new actions leveraging the state's Medicaid program that will encourage hospitals to relieve a potential $4 billion in existing medical debt for approximately two million low and middle-income North Carolinians and ease the burden of medical debt in the future. NCDHHS submi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced new actions leveraging the state's Medicaid program that will encourage hospitals to relieve a potential $4 billion in existing medical debt for approximately two million low and middle-income North Carolinians and ease the burden of medical debt in t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 495. "Great news: a bill that will help protect North Carolina families from the scourge of fentanyl is headed to the Governor's desk. "I want to thank the General Assembly for passing legislation to ban money laundering (H495), the loca  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency's missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award, selected institutions will receive up to $50,000 each for a six-mon  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Andrea Williams, who joined the Lab this year, is among the recent federal hires helping to roll out new directives that will help make a decarbonized power sector and economy possible while also pursuing personal business goals of expanding health and fitness in the community. Williams is from in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and graduated from Fayettevil  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57198) involving Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, Wilmington, North Carolina: * * * Facility: Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas RX Type: Uranium Fuel Fabrication Comments: Leu Conversion (Uf6 To Uo2) Leu Fabrication Lwr Commerical Fuel Region: 2 City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover License #: SNM-1097 Docket: 07001113 NRC Notified By: Phillip Ollis HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smi  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57196) involving North Carolina State University, Raleigh: * * * Facility: North Carolina State University (NCSU) RX Type: 1000 Kw Pulstar Pool Type Region: 0 City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake License #: R-120 Agreement: Y Docket: 05000297 NRC Notified By: Colby Fleming HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 06/27/2024 Notification Time: 14:20 [ET] Event Date: 06/27/2024  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the U.S., led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-it  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the United States, led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-its-kind nationwi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Can we hear it for Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner? (Applause.) Good afternoon, good afternoon. (Inaudible.) Everybody have a seat. I'm going to be talking for a while. (Laughter.) Let me start by just, again, thanking Rob and Michele. You -- you guys really are extraordinary individuals -- as individu  more