BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney gener  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in a letter requesting the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) open an investigation into raids recently conducted by the Texas Attorney General's Office targeting Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office, and community volunteers to determine whether these raids constitut  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 13 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: Cheryl Semmel has been selected to fill the position of director of government relations in the office of the special counsel to the chief justice. As director of government relations, Semmel will help plan and organize the judicial branch legislative program, execute special projects and programs, and perform research and write memoranda on special topics. Semmel will work with Marisa Bayless, who serves  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The projects, funded through the NSF Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU) opportunity, will foster c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into recent raids by the Texas attorney general's office th  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney general'  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tickets Issued for Various Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations Enforcement Targeted Impaired, Distracted Driving, Speeding * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 20,714 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 4,374 tickets for speeding and 966 tickets for drug or alcohol impaired driving during a statewi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: New CDC population data (https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/php/data-research/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html) from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. st  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: All 77 counties have applied for grant funding through a new program administered by Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office to bolster law enforcement services. House Bill 2914 created the Oklahoma Sheriff's Office Funding Assistance Grant Program during this year's legislative session and appropriated $18 million to the fund. Counties were invited to apply f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Algorithmi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Columbus, OH - The U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Dwayne Johnson this morning in Columbus. Dwayne Johnson was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police for Murder. Johnson was charged with Murder in Franklin County Municipal Court after an investigation by the Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit. Johnson allegedly shot and killed Michael Simmons in the 2600 Block of Noe Bixby  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The White House issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 22024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the 2024 Quad Leaders Summit: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will host the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, September 21. The President looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. This will be President Bid  more