DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry. Live Nation has been building a monopoly by entering into exclusive deals with the country's largest venues to ensure that all tickets sold are through the company's platform. The State  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * AG James, US DOJ, and Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Amend Complaint against Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Seek Additional Relief for Impacted Consumers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general today filed an amended complaint (https://ag.ny.gov/s  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a coalition of 24 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a decision enjoining enforcement of Arizona's law, forcing Arizona to allow persons to register to vote in federal races without having to prove U.S. citizenship. The amicus brief filed late Thursday in support of the R  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 21-state coalition in demanding answers from online retailer Temu regarding its alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). "Virginians deserve to know if their personal data is being funneled to a foreign government and i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * The National Voter Registration Act Doesn't Prohibit States From Verifying Voters' Citizenship Status * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 24-state coalition in asking the United States Supreme Court to allow Arizona to enforce its proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration in federal elections. This follows the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' refusal t  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 20 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * 25-ATMG-133-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Atmos Energy Application Date Filed: 08/19/2024 * * * 25-EKCE-132-CCS Docket Type: CCS - Certificate Cease Service Docket Description: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc Application Date Filed: 08/19/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 20 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court appointed two new members to the Municipal Court Judges Education Committee. Newly appointed members will serve through June 30, 2027. They are: * Municipal Judge Damon Simmons, Hugoton * Municipal Judge Brenda Stoss, Salina Lana Goetz is appointed as the nonvoting representative of the Office of Judicial Administration. The committee recommends and organizes education and t  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 19 -- Goshen College issued the following news: Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist: Maria Tomasula Date and Time: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center Cost: Free and open to the public Maria Tomasula, professor emeritus and faculty fellow at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at Goshen College's annual Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist event on Sept. 18. Tomasula is a LatinX studio artist who makes pai  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 19 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: A new exhibition featuring the work of renowned photographer, writer, poet, musician and composer Gordon Parks will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Aug. 22 and be on view through Dec. 10. Gordon Parks, "Mrs. Jefferson," from the series Fort Scott Revisited (Photo courtesy of The Gordon Parks Foundation) "Homeward to the Prairie I Come" features more than 75 of Parks' images, examining his wide-ranging   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Albuquerque, NM -- Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez and fellow Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the United States Department of Justice in welcoming the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont to our historic lawsuit against Ticketmaster-Live Nation. These additional states bring the total number of plaintiffs in the lawsuit to 41  more