SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 20 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 12 attorneys general in Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp in supporting class members who objected to attorneys receiving $3 million while the injured consumer class received only $1 million. The case originated from a class action lawsuit brought against Kimberly Clark alleging that flushable wipes aren't actually flushable. Both the private plaintiffs and Kimberly   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 20 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a brief with 23 other states urging the Court to deny Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's request for an unconstitutional gag order on President Trump. In a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the gag order stifles President Trump's ability to speak freely in the height of election season and denies Americans the   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a brief with 23 other states urging the Court to deny Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's request for an unconstitutional gag order on President Trump. In a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the gag order stifles President Trump's ability to speak freely in the height of election season and denies Americans the   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $43 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for rural water projects that will provide clean, reliable drinking water to rural and Tribal communities. Investments through the Bureau of Reclamation will support six projects already under construction or in the planning phase in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico and South D  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $43 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for rural water projects that will provide clean, reliable drinking water to rural and Tribal communities. Investments through the Bureau of Reclamation will support six projects already under construction or in the planning phase in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: A remarkable, new species of horned, plant-eating dinosaur is being unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The dinosaur, excavated from the badlands of northern Montana just a few miles from the USA-Canada border, is among the largest and most ornate ever found, with two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill. The distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, Lokicerato  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in three Montana and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic lo  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BABB, Montana -- On June 17, 2024, both St. Mary River siphon barrels experienced structural failures, located approximately 8 miles north of Babb, Montana. The breach caused severe erosion, resulting in washout areas at the breach site, impacting the hill and concrete footings holding the pipes. Diversions from the St. Mary River to the Milk River were stopped immediately in re  more