JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 28 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * The language of the Second Amendment is unambiguous and clear. The Fourth Circuit's decision undermines both individual rights and the very principles of our Second Amendment.I am proud to stand with AG Labrador and my colleagues from across the country in defense of this fundamental freedom. * * * Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and 2  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the retirement of Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. She also shared she is appointing her former Cabinet member, Marty Redden, to lead the Department as it transitions to the Department of Workforce. "Alabama has achieved all time low unemployment rates, and we have more people working today than at any other point in o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency and recovery response crews, residents in areas affected by Hurricane Helene What: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges response and recovery crews, as well as residents in areas affected by Hurricane Helene to be aware of h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is in Florida surveying damage and assessing the need for federal resources to support Hurricane Helene response activities. This whole-of-government effort includes the support of more than 2,300 federal personnel and voluntary agencies across six states. More than 800 FEMA personnel are deployed to assist with respo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, HHS' Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), through its Office of Community Services, announced the fourth cohort of grant recipients of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot, also known as the Diaper Distribution Pilot. This fourth funding release comes during National Diaper Need Awareness We  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: The Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today released the Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Curriculum. Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer announced the curriculum in remarks delivered during the 2024 Hate Crimes Grantee Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, h  more