LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin announced today that he will host a Cybersecurity Summit October 7-8, 2024, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock at no cost to attendees. The summit will feature the Director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, as the keynote speaker. The summit will be held in cooperation with the f  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he has sent cease and desist letters to New York-based Choices Women's Medical Center, Inc., and Aid Access of the Netherlands for potential violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) related to abortion pill marketing and sales: "Abortions are prohibited in Arkansas   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the ninth reach including levee, floodwall and a gate on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.1 miles of the 18.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on May 21, 2024: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News At the Pentagon today, the Defense Department recognized the top-level performance of more than two dozen department and service employees who work in the sexual assault prevention and response community. * * * I am in awe of each of you who bring this work to life; you play a critical role in tackling one of the department's toughest challenges. ... This can be really d  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of appearance (Docket No. 24-22) on May 20, 2024: * * * GITI TIRE (USA) LTD. Complainant VS. FLEXPORT INTERNATIONAL LLC, Respondent NOTICE OF APPEARANCE Please enter my appearance in this proceeding as counsel for Complainant, Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. I am an attorney admitted to practice and in good standing before the courts of the state of Louisiana. I request to be informed of all notices, orders, initial or re  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 22 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, recently passed a measure to allow the creation of digital drivers' licenses and state IDs in Illinois, utilizing modern technology to streamline transportation. "Creating digital drivers' licenses is an important step in streamlining Illinois transportation," Buckner said. "We have the necessary technology to give people new options for showing identification, and it's t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 20-state lawsuit challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 22 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Jeff Landry signed a State of Emergency Declaration for the severe storms and tornadoes which took place May 14-17 across the state. This declaration will permit state resources to assist in the recovery process for affected parishes. "Today, we issued a State of Emergency to ensure those parishes affected most by the deadly storms are able to get the help they need for a full recovery. We cont  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: TERRY REED, age 54, and CHASSIDY MENARD, age 38, a couple from Lafayette Parish, were charged on May 9, 2024, in a four-count indictment by a federal grand Jury. REED was charged with possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers, in violation of 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Advance Racial and Educational Equity on 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education President Biden believes every student deserves access to a high-quality education that prepares them to be the next generation of leaders. Today, on the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (Brown) decision, which outlawed racially segregated schools - de  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Two related companies that operated the motor tanker PS Dream - Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret - pleaded guilty today to conspiracy, knowingly violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice related to the falsification of the tanker's Oil Record Book, which is a required log. The guilty p  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to The Split Second Foundation Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana, for building infrastructure improvements to support workforce development efforts. This grant will renovate existing commercial space to suppo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has scheduled two virtual public update meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) on Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Both meetings will be held via WebEx with the following log in information: * Meeting number: 1991 65 9004 * Online: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/mvnpa  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 16 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks in a moderated conversation with actor D.L. Hughley during a nationwide economic opportunity tour: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good -- good afternoon, I think it is now. Please, everyone, have a seat. Rufus King High School Band -- (applause) -- what? You all are killing it. (Applause.) Oh, you're so good. You're so good. Thank you, all. Oh, when I look at our young leaders, I know the future of our count  more