SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, urging their legislative body "to promptly pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act)." The letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was led by the State of Arkansas. On June 5, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill (S. 4484), following suc  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the President has made the following nominations: Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Behmer for appointment to the grade of major general. Behmer is currently serving as the deputy commanding general, Security Assistance GroupUkraine, U.S. European Command, Wiesbaden, Germany. Air Force Brig. Gen. William D. Betts for appointment to the grade of ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the President has made the following nominations: Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Behmer for appointment to the grade of major general. Behmer is currently serving as the deputy commanding general, Security Assistance GroupUkraine, U.S. European Command, Wiesbaden, Germany. Air Force Brig. Gen. William D. Betts for appointment to the grade of major gene  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 11 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Landry is seeking a Federal Emergency Disaster Declaration to assist with recovery efforts in areas hardest hit by tornadoes associated with Hurricane Beryl. Gov. Landry has been in contact with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and the White House about the State's request and is hopeful it will be approved. GOHSEP (Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness) Director J  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: On July 2, a federal court enjoined a Louisiana company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). In a civil complaint filed on June 10, the United States alleged that Freshy Foods, LLC, Team Fresh & Go, LLC and its owners, Floyd D. James and Ida M. James, violated the FDCA at their food processing facility in Elmwood, Loui  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Samantha Harp, 37, of Rapides Parish, a former Corrections Officer at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Oakdale, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury in Lake Charles. The jury reached the guilty verdict against Harp after a two-day trial convicting her of one count of making fals  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans. This time, the administration has weaseled its way into laundry rooms in an attempt to further their radical energy policies by implementing harmful and costly standards on w  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 11 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on July 10, 2024: Last week, Secretary of State Wes Allen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry to cross-check the states' voter files and identify individuals registered to vote in both states. Once an individual has been identified as a potentially ineligible voter, the Secretary of State's office will begin the voter removal process in accordance with t  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: For far too many American mothers, complications related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum can lead to devastating health outcomes--including hundreds of deaths each year. Unfortunately, our nation has one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any wealthy country in the world. This maternal health crisis is particularly devastating for Black women, Native women, and women in rural com  more