PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued the following statement after Defendant Peggy Judd entered a guilty plea this morning in case number: CR2023-008495-001. Mrs. Judd acknowledged that she failed to canvass the election as required by law and agreed to plead guilty to Failure or Refusal to Perform Duty by an Election Officer, a Class 3 misdemeanor. "Any attempt to inte  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Senate President Warren Petersen is challenging the legality of the massive federal government overreach demonstrated by the Biden-Harris Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after it overstepped its authority in issuing radical and costly electric-vehicle mandates without Congressional approval. On Wednesday, President Petersen joined a coalition of st  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Facility will put high-quality development and manufacturing for short half-life theranostic products within reach * * * MESA, AZ (October 21, 2024) -- Nucleus RadioPharma, the world's first fully integrated development, manufacturing, and supply chain organization for radiopharmaceuticals, today announced that it has signed a lease and committed to build a new manufacturing facility  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Women's Earnings in Arizona - 2023": * * * In 2023, Arizona women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,019, or 82.6 percent of the $1,233 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Braidwood%20-%20Illinois%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%2010-21%20-%20PDFA.pdf?language_id=1) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for milli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "This class of new members represents   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * The Coalition of Attorneys General Oppose a Challenge to the HUD Discriminatory Effects Rule * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 19 state Attorneys General defending the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule which ensures homeowners of all classes and ethnicities have equitable access to insurance  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Oct. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a federal grand jury has an indicted a Spokane dermatologist, and his associated businesses, for fraudulently obtaining and using approximately $1.5 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase luxury sports cars, buy real estate, and pay off personal debt. O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Oct. 21, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hi, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It feels like there's an echo. Q: Yes, there is. Q: There is. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don't know if you guys want to hear me twice. I don't know if they're fixing it or not. Okay. Let's get going. Q: (Inaudible.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know  more