LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 31 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding the unanimous decision of the Arkansas Supreme Court to dismiss Reynolds v. Thurston, a suit asking the Court to bypass the state's laws on ballot title submissions and place constitutional amendments on paper ballots and absentee voting on the ballot directly: "This unanimous decision is a tremendous  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 31 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan As a leading combat training center and power projection platform for combat units, Fort Johnson in Louisiana has for many years been a critical installation for Army readiness and an active site - each year contributing more than $1.5 billion to the state's economy. Training at the post, formerly known as Fort Polk, began in the 1940s. As with many other longtime ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1067) on May 30, 2024, entitled "Productivity by State - 2023": * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 36 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in 47 states and the District and declined in Delaware, Iowa, and South Dakota. Hours worked increased in 42 states and the District. Alaska experienced the  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Enrique Martinez Garcia to lead the Bank's research on international economic issues. The appointment follows Martinez Garcia's recent executive promotion to economic policy advisor. In this new role, Martinez Garcia will manage the contributions of the Dallas Fed's international research group to economic briefings and publications an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 31 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: The recruitment process has started for Louisiana Economic Development's Small and Emerging Business Development Roundtables program, the innovative peer-to-peer learning program that brings small and emerging business leaders together for a yearlong experience of collaborative learning, problem solving and professional development. The program is based on the PeerSpectives(TM) Roundtable System  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57139) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57134) involving SPEC, St Rose, Louisiana: * * * Rep Org: Louisiana Radiation Protection Div Licensee: SPEC Region: 4 City: St Rose State: LA License #: LA-2966-L01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Richard Blackwell HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 05/20/2024 Notification Time: 17:05 [ET] Event Date: 05/20/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/20/2024   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57140) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.719  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 31 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma has sent a Type 1 swift water rescue team to Texas to assist in the ongoing flood response. The team includes 16 Oklahoma Task Force 1 members from Oklahoma City and Tulsa fire departments, along with boats and equipment. They are deploying in response to an Emergency Management   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 31 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced a multi-state lawsuit challenging a new rule recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that redefines the Affordable Care Act's prohibition against discrimination on the basis of "sex" to include "gender identity." Under threat of severe  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government in Houma, Louisiana, for water infrastructure improvements to support healthcare and workforce development in the region. This grant will design and construct a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Sunoco v. Honolulu, asking the nation's high court to hear arguments in a case where state courts have mistakenly allowed local jurisdictions to bind energy policies and promotions of companies engaging in interstate and international commerce. The City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, and the Honolulu B  more