COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's Executive Order on birthright citizenship ( COLUMBIA, S.C. ) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 18 other state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting President Trump's Executive Order that clarifies the limits of birthright citiz  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Idaho Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by the Teton Pass Landslide Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Idaho of the April 14, 2025, deadline to apply  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New York Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storms and Tornado Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New York of the April 14, 2025, deadline to   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 14 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Joins Wyoming in Mourning the Passing of Former U.S. Senator Al Simpson, Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Governor Gordon and all of Wyoming mourn the loss of former United States Senator Al Simpson, who passed away Friday, March 14 in Cody. The Governor has ordered both the U.S and Wyoming flags to be lowered immediately to half-staff. They will remain at half-staff until sundown  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 14 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Governor Gordon Signs Eight Bills into Law Governor Mark Gordon signed eight bills into law today. The Governor signed House Bill 316 - School Finance - model recalibration-2, establishing a legislative committee and funding a study to review and update Wyoming's K-12 school funding model. Recalibration, required by the Wyoming Supreme Court, ensures the state's education fu  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 14 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gordon Vetoes Restrictive Health Care Bill that Would Extend Litigation, Violates Separation of Powers While repeating his pro-life stance, Governor Mark Gordon vetoed a bill that attempted to prematurely define the term "health care" as used in the Wyoming Constitution, thereby adding confusion to the legal status of abortion in Wyoming. In addition, Senate File 125 - Defining Health  more