LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 5 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing guilty pleas entered by Mary Rhodes, 71, of Little Rock and Najee Rhodes, 28, of Maumelle on misdemeanor charges of Medicaid Fraud: "On May 28, my office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured negotiated guilty pleas from a grandmother/granddaughter duo to Medicaid fraud for services never rendered. The grandda  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law Senator Valarie Hodges bill--SB 462 . This bill gives the governor the authority to appoint the chairs of boards that he already appoints the majority of the membership. Following the signing of SB 462, Governor Landry appointed Stephen I. Dwyer as the chairman of the Housing Corporation and Mark E. Romero as chairman of the Board of Supervisors for t  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on June 4, 2024, on June 4, 2024, on securing the southwest border: * * * There are more people around the world who are displaced from their homes today than at any point in time since World War II. Many factors have contributed to this problem. Failing regimes and dire economic conditions afflict many countries, including several in the Western Hemisphere. Violence linked to transnational criminal organizations has displ  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana will be hosting public meetings on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. * * * Public Meeting Schedule: June 10 at 6 p.m. Cameron Parish Police Jury - West Annex 148 Smith Circle Cameron, LA 70631 * * * June 11 at 6 p.m. Westlake Freedom Hall 1100 National Drive   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a Petition for Review in Nebraska v EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The coalition of States are challenging a new EPA rule that forces the trucking industry to expedite its rollout of electric vehicles to replace more gas-powered engines. In this court filing, the coalition of attorneys general asks the federal appeals court to review the E  more