JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Every year during the Twenty-Second Air Force Summer Senior Leadership Summit, the Battle Ready trophy is presented to the direct reporting unit that distinguishes itself through exceptionally meritorious service along with the Battle Born trophy which is presented to the unit that best represents the commander's priority of "Readiness Now." This ye  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 23, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter at the announcement of the agency's lawsuit against RealPage for algorithmic pricing scheme that harms millions of Americans: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Renters deserve the benefits of vigorous competition. In prosperous times, that competition should limit rent hikes; in harder times, competition should bring down rent, making housing more aff  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 16-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris Administration's amnesty scheme that authorizes hundreds of thousands of aliens to illegally enter the country. The Biden-Harris program will parole more than 500,000 aliens, illegally allowing them to live and work in the country. The scheme breaks federal law by bypassin  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Pricing alignment schemes contributed to higher rent prices throughout Southern California * * * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the U.S. Department of Justice, and a bipartisan coalition of eight attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against RealPage, a revenue management software company used by landlords to price multifamily rent  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a bipartisan lawsuit against software company RealPage, alleging that it violated antitrust law and pushed apartment prices artificially high for renters in North Carolina and across the country. Attorney General Stein is joined in filing the lawsuit in the Middle District of North Carolina by the U.S. Department of Justice an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and the United States Department of Justice, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2024: This week, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held the 2024 Governor's Rural Opportunity Summit, an annual gathering focused on serving at-risk and distressed counties by engaging local leaders to develop innovative solutions to the unique problems they face. The Governor shared his vision for success and commitment to helping rural Tennessee thrive. "Although rural America has been in decline for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: A former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Department (MPD) officer facing federal civil rights charges for the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty in federal court today. Emmitt Martin III, pleaded guilty to civil rights and conspiracy charges arising out of the Jan. 7, 2023, incident. Martin is the second MPD officer to plead guilty in this case. On Sept. 12, 2023, a federal jury ret  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 23 -- The Nashville Symphony issued the following news release: * * * C-Suite Executive Brings Two Decades of Symphony Orchestra Operations Expertise; Previously Held Executive Director Position at Spokane Symphony and Fox Theater * * * The Nashville Symphony has announced the appointment of Jeff vom Saal as the organization's new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective September 9. Reporting to President & CEO Alan D. Valentine, vom Saal will ensure operational e  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market * * * Today Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice ("USDOJ") in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. ("RealPage"), filed in US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage offers pro  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Quantum Computing User Forum, or QCUF, welcomed attendees for a dynamic event at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory from Aug. 12 to Aug. 15. Hosted by the lab's Quantum Computing Institute and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, or OLCF, the fifth annual event was the largest yet, with over 120 registered attendees. Users spent th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Peace Corps issued the following remarks on Aug. 23, 2024, by Director Carol Spahn at the swearing-in ceremony for the latest group of Peace Corps volunteers in Tonga: * * * It is wonderful to be here with you all today as we embark on an exciting new chapter in the 57-year partnership between the Peace Corps and the Kingdom of Tonga. And we are deeply honored and immensely grateful to you, Prime Minister Hoo-AH-kah-vah-mei-lee-koo, for joining us to mark this impor  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz today announced that a Memphis-area man has been charged with making threats against President Joseph R. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Barack Obama. On July 27, 2024, Kyl Alton Hall, 37, made numerous posts on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Specifically  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: A former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Department (MPD) officer facing federal civil rights charges for the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty in federal court today. Emmitt Martin III, pleaded guilty to civil rights and conspiracy charges arising out of the Jan. 7, 2023, incident. Martin is the second MPD officer to plead guilty in th  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: On August 20, 2024, Christopher Domermuth, 49, and Domermuth Environmental Services, LLC ("DES"), based in Knoxville, both pleaded guilty today to violating the Clean Water Act by knowingly discharging pollutants into a navigable waterway without a permit, in violation of 33 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 1311 and 1319(c), in the United States District Cour  more