LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 18 state attorneys general opposing the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Palestinians Presidential Memorandum of February 14, 2024: "President Biden's deferral of the removal of Palestinians is yet another effort to circumvent   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1173) on June 18, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 12 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decrease  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into a July 2023 explosion at the Dow Louisiana Operations' Glycol II plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, that resulted in the release of over 31,000 pounds of ethylene oxide (EtO), a known carcinogen. Multiple subsequent explosions and fires damaged nearby piping and equipment, includin  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after announcing today at the annual Missing Persons Event in Benton that his office will establish a new unit investigating cold cases: "I've had many people bring cold cases to my attention in the past, and to date I've had to refer them to other law enforcement agencies. No one agency can do it all, and br  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on June 18, 2024: Attorney General Liz Murrill's Office arrested a Covington woman for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000. 35-year-old Heather Long, of Bryce Drive in Covington, was arrested in Madisonville on Tuesday for violating: L.R.S. 14:67 B1 - Theft over $25,000 On March 8, 2024, agents with Attorney General's Office initiated an investigation after receiving a referral from the St.  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: A federal judge has sided with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issuing a preliminary injunction against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) attempt to hijack the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. In May, the Attorneys General filed the complaint against the EEOC and their attempt to impose a national abortion reg  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57175) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: Kylie Granier HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 06/16/2024 Notification Time: 16:41 [ET] Event Date: 06/16/2024 Event Time: 12:33 [CDT] Last Update Date: 06/16/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 19 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA will close its Slidell Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. "SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to Louisiana businesses and residents who were affected b  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWS | June 12, 2024 U.S. Navy Efforts Aid in Baltimore Channel Reopening By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) led critical efforts in support of the Unified Command in clearing the Port of Baltimore's Fort McHenry Federal Channel, following the M/V Dali's collision into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. "In the afterm  more