SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general on a letter to Congress to share their states' experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the Waters of the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court's monumental opinion in Sackett v. EPA. The letter precedes a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on "Water  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Cameron Monte Smith, a citizen of Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of destruction of an energy facility charged in the District of North Dakota and one count of destruction of an energy facility charged in the District of South Dakota. Smith admitted to damaging the Wheelock substation, located near Ray, North Dakota, in an amount exceeding $100,000, in May 2023. The Wheelock substation is operated by   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 2  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on September 11, 2024, United States District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Nigerian citizen Christopher Agbaje to serve 142 months' imprisonment, and to pay $188,935.74 in restitution to a North Dakota law firm, on charges of 1) Money Laundering; 2) Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud; and 3) Aiding and   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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the 's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources to help schools comply with the 2024 amendments to Title IX Regulations, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2024. The resources explain how the 2024 Title IX Regulations clarify and update longstanding obligations related to Title IX coordinator duties, as well as prohibitions on sex discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditi  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