LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Griffin: '[Y]et again a federal court has stopped the Biden-Harris administration from going around Congress' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block Joe Biden's unconstitutional rewrite of Title IX that would allow biological males in female spaces. "This is a huge win for women and girls across the country. The Court recognized that Joe Biden's plan to allow biological males into female spac  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 25 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: The National Bar Association has announced that Attorney General Aaron D. Ford will be honored with the O.T. Wells, Sr. Leadership Award at the Association's 99th Annual Convention & Exhibits in Las Vegas. The award is a tribute Ozro Thaddeus "O.T." Wells Sr., a lawyer whose distinguished career involved work with civil rights organizations, the Department of Defense, and consulting for U.S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares and 24 other States have filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule imposing burdensome regulations on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declin  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for All-terrain vehicle, off-road motorcycle, off-road utility vehicles, and vessel bonding. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process inclu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for restrictions on introduction and removal of plant life. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the op  more

ALBANY, New York, July 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Expanded Project Will Increase Capacity, Support Innovation and Enable Chocolate Ingredient Manufacturing New Manufacturing Facility Will Support the Creation of 270 New Jobs to Produce Ice Cream and Frozen Novelty Products New York State Investments Further Support Governor Hochul's Commitment to Grow and Strengthen the Advanced Manufacturing Sector * * * Governor Kathy Ho  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Aki Awou, age 33, from Omaha, Nebraska, was found guilty by a jury on March 1, 2024, of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. His brother, Karom Bol, age 20, of Sioux City, pled guilty on February 21, 2024, to five related counts: conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, two counts of possession with intent to  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order creating a Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between the New Jersey Transit Rail and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The appointment of the Board is required under the Railway Labor Act because a party to the dispute has requested a Board. The Presidential Emergency Board will provide a structu  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Zirconium combined with silicon nitride enhances the conversion of propane -- present in natural gas -- needed to create in-demand plastic, polypropylene Scientists found that zirconium, when combined with silicon nitride, enhances the catalytic conversion of propane into propylene in a way that's faster and uses less energy than more traditional means.   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 25 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: Aviators from two Cedar Rapids, Iowa based units recently partnered to conduct a sling load operation exercise at Camp Ripley on July 20, 2024. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment and Alpha Company, 334th Brigade Support Battalion delivered food supplies to various units stationed at Camp Ripley. The mission was part of an ongoing effort to maintain readiness and efficiency i  more