COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects children from the harms of social media * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 32-state friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a Louisiana law that protects children from the addictive harms of social media. States have the power to protect children from the harms posed by social media. Platforms have brought in $11  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ Exclusive Authority that Shields Federal Attorneys from Accountability * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate comment letter of 22 attorneys general in opposing the United States Department of Justice's (U.S. DOJ) proposed rule that would undercut State Bar disciplinary proceedings against federal attorneys by  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCESS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, opposed a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that seeks to limit state bar disciplinary proceedings related to alleged ethical misconduct by DOJ attorneys.  "The licensing and regulatio  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Money will flow -- it's just a matter of where The new federal tax-credit could bring billions of dollars into education. States that opt out aren't stopping that money -- they are just sending it somewhere else. The structure of the program is stra  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Highlights Work to Address Housing Crisis, Celebrates Progress at Carville Park Apartments in Reno * Reno, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted her work to address the housing crisis alongside Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada (BCTNN) Secretary Treasurer Rob Benner and Nevada Rural Housing Executive Director Bill Brewe  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Business Owner Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for $100M COVID-19 Tax Credit Scheme Caused IRS to Pay Out $33 Million in Undeserved Credits * A Nevada woman was sentenced yesterday to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud the United States by fraudulently claiming nearly $100 million in COVID-19 related employment tax credits.   more

TROY, Alabama, April 7 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * From Prague to Troy: Fulbright Scholar engages students through math and cultural exchange * Over his last seven months as a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Jiri Minarcik has traveled across the United States speaking to students eager to learn and fellow math-minded researchers. During his week in Troy, Alabama, he gave lectures and met University officials, but also tried banana pudding and fried okra for the first time. A  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 7 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Appoints Richard Schonfeld to Nevada Gaming Commission * Governor Joe Lombardo announced Tuesday the appointment of Richard Schonfeld to the Nevada Gaming Commission. "Richard Schonfeld brings decades of legal experience and a strong understanding of Nevada's business community to this role," said Governor Joe Lombardo. "I am confident he will be a valuable addition to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Justice Department Prosecutes a Half-Billion Dollars in Healthcare and COVID Fraud Schemes Exploiting Taxpayer Funded Programs Actions support the Administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud * The Justice Department announced today three separate civil and criminal actions to hold two companies and two individual defendants accountable for schemes that attempted to fraudulently  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls for Federal Attorneys to Adhere to Ethics Standards Coalition Files Comment Letter Opposing Rule Proposal by Department of Justice That Weakens Misconduct Discipline Process * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the Department of J  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Co-Leads Letter Demanding That Federal Attorneys Adhere to Ethics Standards Coalition Files Comment Letter Opposing Rule Proposal by Department of Justice That Weakens Misconduct Discipline Process * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a comment letter opposing a proposed rule   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 8 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news: * * * U.S. News & World Report Rankings Highlight Strength of UNLV Graduate and Professional Programs A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation's top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business. Author: Tony Allen The strength and depth of UNLV's graduate and professional programs once again earned acclaim from U.S. News & World Report, as t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 7 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on April 6, 2026, by Beth DeBouck with Emily Kientzel, sales and promotions representative of Integrated Graphics Services: * * * The Interview: Emily Kientzel IGS' sales and promotions representative is here to make your customer service experience easy, efficient, and just a little more colorful. * Where Emily Kientzel would land next after graduating from the University of Wyoming was - like   more