LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) of a lower court ruling declaring Act 1103 of 2021--Arkansas's 340B Drug Pricing Nondiscrimination Act--constitutional: "This is a big win for Arkansas's drug access law. With t  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after an investigation led by agents in his office resulted in the arrest of Dominique Dyserajean Price, 32, of Little Rock on a felony count of theft of property: "I have made combating organized retail crime a top priority for my Special Investigations Division. And as I've said many times, stopping organize  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) applauded the unanimous passage of their Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed the Senate last week. "The vast majority of people incarcerated today will come home to our communities at some point," Senator Capito said. "The Second Chance  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12844) on Dec. 10, 2024, by social policy analysts Barry F. Huston and Zhe Li: * * * Social Security: Finances and Policy Options Background Social Security is the federal government's largest program in terms of both the number of people affected (i.e., covered workers and beneficiaries) and its finances. In 2024, the program covered over 180 million workers and paid about $1.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12537) on Dec. 9, 2024. The white paper is written by financial economics specialists Rena S. Miller and Paul Tierno and international crime and narcotics specialist Liana W. Rosen: * * * Terrorist Financing: Hamas and Cryptocurrency Fundraising Policymakers, including some Members of Congress, are scrutinizing U.S. efforts to counter the role that cryptocurrency fundraising p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Joint Economic Committee released the following testimony by Samantha Jacoby, deputy director of federal tax policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "Building on the Success of TCJA: The 2025 Tax Policy Debate". TCJA is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. * * * Chair Heinrich, Vice Chair Schweikert, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you this morning at this important hearing. I am Sam  more