KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 22 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that partners Hilary Bricken, Julie Maurer, Nithya Nagarajan, and Michael Raupp will serve on the Cannabis, Transportation, International Trade, and Appellate Editorial Advisory Boards, respectively, in 2024 for Law360. Each editorial board comprises approximately 10 subject-matter experts who provide feedback on Law360's coverage and insig  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The State of Louisiana is joined by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina,   more

ROLLA, Missouri, March 22 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards Dr. Stephen S. Gao, Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering (GGPE) at Missouri S&T, will take the reins as permanent chair of his department on Monday, April 1. Since August 2023, he has served as the interim chair. "I have been privileged to work closely with Dr. Steve Gao for several years, and I am confident he will  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 21 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 20, 2024: * * * 24-EKCE-640-ACA Docket Type: ACA - Annual Energy Cost Adjustment Docket Description: Application for Evergy Date Filed: 03/20/2024 * * * 24-EKME-641-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Tariff for Evergy Metro, Inc. Date Filed: 03/20/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, Correctional Officers' Training Council, State Board of Ethics, Michigan Trails Advisory Council, Michigan Task Force on Physician's Assistants, Michigan Board of Massage Therapy, Michigan Board of Barber Examiners, Michigan Board of Audiology  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 22 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: A day after encouraging the Oklahoma legislature to pass its own version of Texas' Senate Bill 4, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a legal brief supporting Texas in its effort to preserve that law. If successful, Oklahoma and other states will be empowered to declare illegal immigration a state crime and authorize state officials to enforce it. House and Senate leaders  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 22 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 21, 2024: On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Texas's state law SB4. SB4 makes illegal immigration into the Lone Star State a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to   more