LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'As a longtime prosecutor, Deputy AG Chandler understands the unique needs and challenges of prosecuting attorneys' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a new Deputy Attorney General for Special Prosecutions in his office: "I am pleased to announce that I have hired Jeff Chandler as Deputy Attorney General to lead my   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'It is well past time that we bring these historical resources into the modern age by digitizing them and making them available to everyone' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a joint effort by his office and the University of Arkansas, who will be working with the University of Oxford's Quill Project to preser  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44279) on Nov. 18, 2024, by reference librarian Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsch. Here are excerpts: * * * Thanksgiving: Fact Sheet Introduction Thanksgiving is a federal holiday observed on the fourth Thursday in November. In 1789, President George Washington declared November 26 a National Day of Thanksgiving. Subsequent Presidents issued Thanksgiving proclamations, but the dates of the co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Day-long event to be held December 5 in Washington D.C. with the theme "Democracy, Human Rights & Leadership in Action" Click HERE (https://www.mccaininstitute.org/the-washington-forum/registration/) to register for the in-person event * * * The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today released the speaker lineup and agenda for its inaugural Washington Forum  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In a new letter, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the General Services Administration (GSA) seeking information on the serious consequences of the Trump Transition's unprecedented refusal to complete required transition agreements. Under the Presidential Transition Enhancement Act, presidential candidates are expected to develop and publicly release ethics plans for their transition  more