WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released today. Approximately 60% (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an i  more

DOVER, Delaware, March 15 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney issued the following statement today on the passage of Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2. "As I said in my State of the State Address, reducing gun violence in our communities is a shared priority. We've made progress to keep our communities safe these past seven years. We've banned assault weapons, bump stocks, and high-capacity magazines. We've passe  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the emission  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in opposing a state law in Idaho that blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Labrador, two transgender minors and their parents, sued to block Idaho's House Bill (HB) 71, which criminalizes medical treatment for trans  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations. The Final Rule, issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), clarifies that the definitions   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 13, 2024, at a campaign event at the Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign headquarters: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, folks. (Applause.) Well, it's good to be here with the power in the state. Gwen Moore runs my whole life, runs everything. (Laughter.) And your county executive and your mayor. You got a hell of a crew. And I tell you -- but thank you so much. You know, the thing about this campaign and particu  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 13, 2024, at an event at the Pieper-Hillside Boys and Girls Club on how his investments are rebuilding communities and creating good-paying jobs: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Good to see you all. Gov, as my father would say, "Excuse my back." I apologize. (Laughter.) Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) Thank you, Ray, for that introduction and for sharing your family's story with so m  more