WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 9, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the agency's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: * * * Thank you, Kevonne, for that introduction, and for your leadership of the Office for Civil Rights in the Office of Justice Programs. I am honored to welcome everyone to this program marking the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sixty-one years ago, o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, urging their legislative body "to promptly pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act)." The letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was led by the State of Arkansas. On June 5, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill (S. 4484), following suc  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: By Thomas B. Hamilton III, Army CID Public Affairs The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Forensic Exploitation Department (FXD) deployed a team of eight scientists, and a complete chemistry laboratory, to Amman, Jordan, in support of the 34-nation multilateral exercise Eager Lion from May to June 2024. The FXD team, deployed from Gillem Enclave, Georgia, wen  more

FORT BENNING, Georgia, July 11 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By Fort Moore Garrison, Public Affairs The Army and the University of Georgia have signed a Regional Intergovernmental Support Agreement to enhance the Army's resilience against climate hazards on installations in the Southeast. The July 2 signing ceremony at Fort Moore, Georgia, was opened by Col. Colin P. Mahle, the Fort Moore garrison commander. "IGSAs are only bound by your creativity, your collaborati  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.32 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Hattiesburg - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.17 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Jackson, MS - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.51 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Vict  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has won an appeal allowing his office to move forward with its civil case against New Georgia Project for suspected violations of state campaign finance laws. New Georgia Project previously sued to block the State's proceeding. Carr filed an appeal in March 2023, with the Eleventh Circuit issuing an opinion in favor of the Attorney General's Office on July 8, 2024. "T  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 9, 2024, by Community Relations Service Component Head Justice Lock at the agency's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. It is an honor to join you today as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- the act that birthed the component that I am proud to lead, the Community Relations Service (CRS),   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborato  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news on July 10, 2024: The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced today the Georgia Supportive Housing Institute. The partnership between DCA and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) will allow communities and stakeholders to build capacity and knowledge to create housing for residents with supportive service needs. Georgia is the first state in the Southeast to implement the Supp  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of National Wildlife Federation to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education across in metro Atlanta. This project will engage 8 Title 1 schools, 240 underserved minority students, 20 teachers, and 30 community members in Georgia's Greater Metro Atlanta region in climate education, climate resilience, and action  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-207): * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Georgia (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Burke County man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sharing digital videos of child sexual abuse. Kadarion Davonte Ellison, 27, of Waynesboro, Ga., who worked as a patient care technician at an Augusta hospital, was sentenced to 126 months in prison after pleading guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography, said  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), chaired by State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), will host its annual legislative conference, with several events taking place from Friday, August 2 - Sunday, August 4, 2024 in Atlanta. This year's conference theme is "Redeeming the Soul of America, Testing, 1, 2, 3." The event schedule is as follows: * Black Roundtable Kick-Off Event - Frid  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release July 9, 2024: Defendant Did Not Report Commissions from Sale of Precious Metals and Concealed Income from IRS Saleem Hakim was sentenced today to four years in prison following his conviction in January on charges of tax evasion and failing to file tax returns. According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, during at least the years 2009 through 2013, Hakim was in the business of brokering   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans. This time, the administration has weaseled its way into laundry rooms in an attempt to further their radical energy policies by implementing harmful and costly standards on w  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Antoine Johnson, 48, and Kimberly Maddox, 43, formerly of Huntersville, N.C., currently residing in Georgia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges for fraudulently obtaining approximately $2 million in bank loans and COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, announced Dena J. King U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. R  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons) was recently chosen by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the newly formed House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons. "I've heard from several constituents with concerns about the security and conditions in our state correctional facilities both for inmates and for the correctional officers and staff," said Rep. Hagan. "This subcommittee give  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of a foreign press center briefing on July 8, 2024, featuring National Security Council's Senior Advisor for Europe Michael Carpenter: * * * Summary * The United States will host the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC July 9-11. Ahead of the Summit, Ambassador Carpenter provides an overview of events and what to expect MODERATOR: Good morning and welcome to the Washington Foreign Press Center. My name is Mira  more

RUTLAND, Vermont, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill to 180 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a ten-ye  more