DENVER, Colorado, June 4 -- The Colorado House Republicans issued the following news release: Representative Anthony Hartsook recognized Governor Polis' recent signing of a bill that will help save lives and improve the quality of life through the latest methods of biomarker testing for cancer patients. SB24-124 increases coverage for biomarker testing in all state-regulated large-group health benefit plans in Colorado. Biomarker testing uses patient tissue, blood, or bodily fluids to check ge  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DERRICK BRUMFIELD ("BRUMFIELD"), age 23, of New Orleans, was sentenced on May 28, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 45 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, along with a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and tapenta  more

CHALMETTE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSres) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today joined 19 fellow Republican governors in sending a letter to President Biden urging his administration to unleash American energy and end the regulatory overreach that's restricting domestic production. Burgum and eight GOP governors announced the letter and outlined their concerns and requests of the Biden administration during a press conference at PBF   more

ALBANY, New York, June 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of construction on the redevelopment of the Commodore Perry Homes in Buffalo's First Ward neighborhood. The new, all-electric housing development will consist of 405 affordable homes in 27 newly constructed buildings. "With this investment, we are transforming the Perry Homes site from a symbol of decline and decay to a symbol of rebirth   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) joined partner funding agencies from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in announcing the awardees for the 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation competition, coordinated by Canada's New Frontiers in Resea  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 27 state attorneys general are defending American firearms manufacturers from the Mexican government's attempt to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In a petition filed last week, Drummond asked the US. Supreme  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 4 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 23 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Internal Health Regulations (IHR) and a new pandemic treaty. "South Dakota came out of the pandemic with the strongest economy in America, not because we listened to the World Health Organization - but because we trusted our people  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Willard Purkell, 51, of Covington, Louisiana, plea  more