LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Following an order today from the Circuit Court of Cleburne County denying TikTok's effort to dismiss the state's suit against it and its parent company, ByteDance, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "This is a big win because it allows us to move forward with the case, where we will show how TikTok has been deceptive when it claims its platfor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.2 percent in April and 3.3 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.)   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called on Biden's EPA to reverse a rule that will devastate Iowa agriculture by banning formaldehyde that has been used at safe levels for years. EPA's mandate effectively bans formaldehyde by mandating that formaldehyde levels be beneath the background levels naturally found in many Americans' homes. Formaldehyde is a critical component in ensuring families ha  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A former Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals' Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force pleaded guilty today to using excessive force against a handcuffed arrestee. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, on Sept. 16, 2021, John Winstead was working as a federal task force officer when he willfully deprived arrestee K.K.H. of the Fou  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DWAN RILEY, age 37, a Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana resident, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 to 90 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. RILEY previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute quantities of fentanyl,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JESSICA MARIE PORTWAY, age 41, of St. John the Baptist Parish, was indicted on May 9, 2024, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C). According to the indictment, on August 30, 2023, POR  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALVAREZ JOSEPH CYPRIAN, age 23, of Madisonville, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 14, 2024, to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act before United States District Judge Susie Morgan. CYPRIAN pled guilty to Counts 1 and 3 of the indictment. Count 1 charged him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with i  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: CHRISTOPHER CARTER, JR., age 30, a resident of Gray, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 to 120 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $200 special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. CARTER previously pleaded guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 16 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: New TRICARE managed care support (MCS) contracts, known as T-5, will start on Jan. 1, 2025. MCS contractors manage administrative support services for the TRICARE benefit. This includes managing enrollment services, maintaining civilian healthcare networks, operating call centers, and processing TRICARE claims. The new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in th  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joe Biden over the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations and new Pandemic Treaty. The letter, led by the State of Montana, urges the president to reject these accords to protect individual freedoms, national sovereignty, and local control. In their letter, the attorneys general share several reasons for their oppositio  more