LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 13 other state attorneys general in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas supporting Texas's motion for summary judgment in its suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and its rule regulating overtime pay for exempt employ  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Omaha - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enact a rule that would create uniform labeling requirements across the country and preempt California's Prop 65. Currently, States can require manufacturers to label products with health information that is inconsistent wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 7, 2024) Today, at an event with U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle announced a $171 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Birmingham Water Works Board in Alabama. EPA's loan will support improvements to the drinking water supply that supports 770,000 re  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The Smithsonian Institution Cooper Hewitt, a design museum, issued the following news: This fall, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present "Making Home--Smithsonian Design Triennial." Featuring 25 site-specific, newly commissioned installations, the exhibition explores design's role in shaping the physical and emotional realities of home across the U.S., U.S. territories and tribal nations. On view Nov. 2 through summer 2025, "Making Home" is the seventh offerin  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Hope Knight Joined Edwards Vacuum Officials on Tour of Construction Site of Major Semiconductor Supplier at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park Global Manufacturer of Dry Pumps Will Strengthen New York's Semiconductor Supply Chain, Create up to 600 Jobs in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kirk Haynes, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Board of State and Community Corrections, where he has served since 2021. Haynes has been Chief Probation Officer at the Fresno County Probation Department since 2018, where he has held several roles since 1994, including Job Specialist, Deputy Probation Officer  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today announced a petition calling on the Biden-Harris EPA to create a farming freedom rule to end misleading labels on glyphosate and stop California from dictating how Iowa farmers farm. The announcement was made at a press conference at Hansen-Mueller, a grain and feed merchandiser in Omaha. Speakers at t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The Enduring Work of Protecting Voting Rights: 59 Years and Counting The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted. President Lyndon B. Johnson, when he signed the bill on Aug. 6, 1965, called it "one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom." The act has opened the doo  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On August 7, 2024, Evelyn Blevins, 48, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, was sentenced to 51 months' imprisonment by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Following her incarceration, she will be on 5 years of supervised release. As part of the pl  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the appointment of eight distinguished business leaders to the Alabama Growth Alliance, a key initiative aimed at supporting efforts to drive economic growth and innovation through the governor's new economic development strategy. This marks another major milestone in the implementation of the Working for Alabama legislative package, which Governo  more