LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I will continue to stand up for Arkansans and ensure TikTok keeps our private information out of the hands of the Chinese government' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the Union County Circuit Court denied a motion by TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to dismiss Griffin's lawsuit against the social media pla  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Levee Safety Center was recently recognized by USACE Headquarters (HQ USACE) for exceptional contributions of excellence in performance, leadership, professional development, and support throughout the Levee Safety Program. Levee Safety Program Manager Melissa Mullen was selected as the 2024 Levee Safety Professio  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Arkansas's redistricting process is handled primarily by three statewide constitutional officers who are answerable to Arkansas voters' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the NAACP and ACLU declined to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the state's landmark win before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Subjecting women seeking housing for themselves and their families to sexual discrimination and harassment is abhorrent and a violation of state law' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing his lawsuit against property owners Charles and Judy Warren of Jonesboro for violations of the Arkansas Fair Housing Act related  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT Solicitations and Funding The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program supports the collaborative administrat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that the Town of Franklinton (Franklinton), Louisiana, has agreed to pay $230,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the Fair Housing Act when it blocked a proposed affordable housing development for low-income tenants in a predominantly white part of Franklinton. Under the agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/case/u  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that CHRISTIAN CONRAD CLAUS, age 55, has been indicted on one count of Wire Fraud, one count of Mail Fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit those crimes, one count of Use of a Facility in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit that crime, and one count of Making a False Stateme  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency's missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award, selected institutions will receive up to $50,000 each for a six-mon  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced three public scoping meetings will be held on the Morganza to the Gulf (MTG) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The SEIS will evaluate design changes to the authorized MTG project to meet the one percent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) Storm Surge Risk Reduction (100-year level of risk reduction). Public Meet  more