SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Alabama v. U.S. Secretary of Education at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Mississippi, supports a challenge to the federal government's brazen attempt to undermine Title IX discrimination protections for girls and women. At its core, Title IX ensures women an  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 25 other state attorneys general calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports: "Like Arkansas, West Virginia has a strong interest in sa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 26-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to take up West Virginia's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's law protecting girls' sports. "West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act is about fairness and protecting the integrity of women's s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $775 million for 21 states to clean up legacy pollution through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. These historic resources to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and well sites of which over $1 billion has already been distributed are creating good-paying jobs, catalyzing economic growth, eliminating harmful methane leaks,   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointments of Michael Leeser and Ole Tvedten as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. Leeser will replace the Honorable Greta M. Smolnisky and will be chambered in Moorhead in Clay County and Tvedten will replace the Honorable Sarah E. Hennesy and be chambered in St. Cloud in Stear  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Military members and their families enjoy catered food during the Military Salute Picnic held at Centennial Park Aug. 9, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The annual event is sponsored by the Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee and provided fun activities, free food and live entertainment for the base's military and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs) Susa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the selection of its 2023 American Liberty High Relief 24 Karat Gold Coin as the Coin of the Year winner in Krause Publication's annual award program. The announcement was made during the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money in Chicago. "I couldn't be more thrilled to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the Min  more