LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Arkansas's Share of Purdue Pharma Settlement Estimated at $44.5 Million * Griffin: 'These funds will further opioid abatement in Arkansas and will help provide treatment, research, and prevention' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing Arkansas's portion of the recent $7.4 billion settlement with Pu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Conviction of Arkadelphia Woman for Failure to Report Adult Maltreatment * Griffin: 'Reporting abuse isn't just a professional duty, it's a moral one' Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the conviction of an Arkadelphia woman for failure to report adult maltreatment:  "On June 24, Kanita Williams, 49, o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Appoints Attorney Brett Watson to Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission * Griffin: 'Brett is someone whose wise counsel I have respected and trusted for a long time' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the appointment of appellate attorney Brett Watson of Searcy to the Arkansas Judicial Di  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Successfully Defends Arkansas's Ban on Dangerous Psychoactive Hemp Products * Griffin: 'If you are selling these products, you are now doing it in violation of the law' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court's decision to enjoin Act 6  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Announces Plan to Introduce Bill Authorizing Trade Agreement Negotiations With the Middle East * 06.26.25 'I believe we need more diplomatic solutions for the region, and I think trade could be a part of that,' says Cantwell during Washington (DC) International Trade Association roundtable; Under bill from top Dem on the Commerce Committee, partner countries would need to join the Ab  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Attacks on Judicial Independence Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Collins' Opening Statement at Hearing on President's Rescissions Package Request Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee hearing with Director of Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to review the Pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13044) on June 25, 2025, by Air Force fellow Robert Switzer and Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM, commonly referred to as NORTHCOM) is the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) unified combatant command (CCMD) responsible for the defense of North Amer  more