LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing Arkansas will receive $804,965 as part of a settlement between Marriott International, Inc. and a coalition of 50 attorneys general for a large multi-year data breach: "With Cybersecurity Awareness Month in full swing, this settlement is yet another reminder how widespread data breaches are, a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing two promotions in his office: "I am pleased to announce that Justin Brascher has been promoted to Senior Assistant Attorney General for Intergovernmental Affairs. Justin has worked in the Office of the Attorney General since January 2023 as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Litigation  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement at the opening of his Cybersecurity Summit at the Statehouse Convention Center in cooperation with the FORGE Institute and featuring the Director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly: "You don't have to look far to understand why cybersecurity matters. Look   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the Office of Solicitor General--a division of the Office of the Attorney General--was recognized with a 2024 United States Supreme Court Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG): "Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni, Deputy Solicitor General Dylan Jacobs, and Senio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20844) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure" by immigration policy analyst Jill H. Wilson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY When civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters erupt in countries around the world, concerns arise over the ability of certain foreign nationals present in the United States who are from those countries to safely ret  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20844) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Central American Countries The only time Congress designated a country for TPS was in 1990 (as part of P.L. 101-649, the law establishing TPS) when it designated El Salvador for 18 months./71 In the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in November 1998, then-Attorney G  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Biden's Legacy in Africa By Cameron Hudson President Biden's decision this summer to abandon his reelection campaign, resigning himself to only one term in office, did more than just rewrite the script of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He has accelerated to the top of his agenda questions about what his legacy will be and how he will be remembered. In Africa,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Hemophilia Federation of America issued the following wrap up on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Word from Washington Congress - HFA, bipartisan coalitions urge Congress to extend enhancement to ACA premium tax credits Congressional Democrats introduced revised legislation last week that would permanently extend enhancements to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits (PTCs) authorized by Congress in 2021. These credits have made ACA Marketplace plans substantially mo  more