SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership, expressing their support of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The letter was led by the States of Iowa and Indiana. According to its congressional bill summary, the SAVE Act "requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from this settlement in principle. In total, Attorney General Stein has secured nearly $1.5 billion   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Gauss Management Research and Engineering Inc., Ogden, Utah (FA8003-24-D-0015); Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia (FA8003-24-D-0016); TransTecs Corp., Wichita, Kansas (FA8003-24-D-0017); Frontier Technology Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0018); SelectTech Services Corp., Dayton, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0019); Boston Engineering Corp., Waltham, Massachusetts (FA8003-24-D-0020); SynapseM  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Loyd as Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP). "Dr. Loyd is going to be an incredible asset in fighting the opioid crisis and drug abuse in West Virginia," Gov. Justice said. "His genuine compassion for people struggling with addiction and his drive to improve public health are exactly what we   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor Isotek recently took a different approach to machinery installation and repairs, saving time and money on the highest priority cleanup project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Isotek is responsible for eliminating the inventory of uranium (U)-233 stored in the world's oldest operating nuclear faci  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists have determined that a rare element found in some of the oldest solids in the solar system, such as meteorites, and previously thought to have been forged in supernova explosions, actually predate such cosmic events, challenging long-held theories about its origin. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory led studies of the   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: Joshua Vajda, an employee of Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR, recently earned a top honor from the American Nuclear Society for contributions that benefit U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites nationwide. The American Nuclear Society Special Award recognizes an individual for contributions i  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Matthew Brantz, the Site Director of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) in Memphis, Tennessee, led a tour of the detachment's unique and powerful testing capabilities to key researchers and scientists from multiple government and academic institutions on July 25, 2024. The LCC, which is one of the world's largest and most advanced high-speed, variable-pressure water tu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Memphis, TN - On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Memphis Police Department (MPD), and Shelby County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Teams captured Alfred Draper, 31, of Memphis, who was wanted for a murder where a man was beaten with a pole and left in a field last year. On October 11th, 2023, MPD responded to the 1600 block of Rayburn Street in South Memp  more