OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: At the crossroads of mathematics and engineering, John Lagergren is building powerful artificial intelligence tools to dramatically advance the pursuit of hardy crops for everything from biofuels and biomaterials to natural carbon storage. The work fits well with his career goal of pursuing impactful science. Lagergren, a staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laborat  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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance ("TDCI") announces new leadership and staffing changes in TDCI's Division of Regulatory Boards, which licenses and regulates over 317,000 Tennesseans in their professions and businesses through 24 regulatory programs. Among the changes is the promotion of Reid Witcher, who most recently served as TDCI's Legislative Director, into the rol  more