DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Calls to End the Biden-Harris Beef Ban in School Cafeterias DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed a Biden-Harris attempt to wipe out meat in school cafeterias by favoring non-meat protein sources, despite nutritional science. Animal-based proteins, especially beef and pork, are nutritional powerhouses. Beef packs more protein per calorie than v  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads 23 State Coalition in Criticizing Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations Lincoln - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers led 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a committee appointed by the Biden-Harris Administration. Every five years, the federal government publishes the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans." The Biden-Harris   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond fights New York law that targets energy companies OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking legal action against a New York climate law that could force energy companies to pay $75 billion in penalties. He joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop New York's Climate Superfund Act. The law requires major oil, ga  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs 14 Bills into Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josie Harms PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed the following 14 bills into law: * SB 1 updates references to certain federal motor carrier regulations; * SB 2 increases civil penalties for commercial driver violations; * SB 5 permits a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process,  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Distributed more than 5 kilograms of meth, some within 1,000 feet of a school * * * Phillip Plummer, 42, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty February 10, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, and another count of distributing  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 11 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * SDDOT Seeks Public Input for Brookings Area Transportation Plan Contact: Katrina Burckhard, Planning Engineer, 605-773-6641 BROOKINGS, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in conjunction with the City of Brookings, will hold a public meeting open house to introduce and receive public input for the development of a long-range transportation plan for  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 17-state coalition demanding answers from the world's top asset managers regarding potential misrepresentations and omissions about the risks of investing in China. In a letter sent Thursday to BlackRock, State Street, Invesco, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, the attorneys general raise concerns that these firm  more