SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 state attorneys general in opposing the White House's recent decision to defer removing Palestinians from the United States. Earlier this year, President Biden ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop removing Palestinians subject to removal orders. The President purportedly ordered the deferral due to "humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian te  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter on behalf of 20 state attorneys general supporting the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act), legislation sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) to protect American civil and military officials from unlawful prosecutions by the International Criminal Court (ICC): "A  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced his support for S. 4484, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act), joining a 20-state coalition of attorneys general in a letter to United States Senate leadership. This legislation aims to shield American civil and military officials from unlawful prosecutions by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The House c  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed another set of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country this month to defend Title IX's protections of students from sex-based discrimination and harassment in education. Attorney General Platkin, the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), and their state partners are seeking t  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of t  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BILLINGS, Mont. - Possessing, discharging, and using fireworks are strictly prohibited on all Bureau of Reclamation lands and water bodies. These areas include multiple reservoirs, surrounding lands, and campgrounds across Montana, such as Anita Reservoir, Bighorn Reservoir, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Clark Canyon Reservoir, Fresno Reservoir, Gibson Reservoir, Helena Valley Reservo  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission International Affairs issued the following public notice (Docket No. 23-344): By this Public Notice, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) grants the applications and petitions for declaratory ruling filed by Truphone Inc. (TI) and its subsidiaries to satisfy certain requirements of the Consent Decree/1 entered into between TI and the Commission's Enforcement Bureau (EB). Through these applications/2 and petitions,/3 TI seeks to c  more

HELENA, Montana, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced a $15.8 million investment in one-time grants to increase bed capacity for community-based residential providers offering behavioral health care or developmental disability services to Montanans. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission, the investment represents the next allocation of $300 millio  more

HELENA, Montana, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced that Montana's unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in May, near the historic, all-time low of 2.3%. Montana's unemployment rate remains nearly one percent below the national rate of 4%. "Even in the face of Joe Biden's affordability crisis, Montanans continue to work hard to earn a living, own or rent a home, raise their family, and achieve t  more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A former Bureau of Land Management employee who admitted to stealing thousands of dollars by forging a co-worker's signature on government checks was sentenced today to two years and seven months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Adrian Anthony Aragon, 53, of Butte, pleaded   more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A federal jury on June 25 convicted a Missoula man accused of armed methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking in the Missoula area of multiple drug and firearms crimes, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a two-day trial that began on June 24, the jury found Keith Andre Green, 50, guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute contr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing maximum coverage levels. In addition, RMA is aligning planting dates with winter wheat for the Southern Plains. "The  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, at a campaign event at the University of Maryland: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kate Cox! (Applause.) Isn't she extraordinary? And what good news. Just extraordinary, Kate. As I said to you and your husband backstage, you really have been so courageous and such a leader in this movement. You know, I -- I shared with Kate that -- and please have a seat if -- if there are chairs. (Laught  more