COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 22-state amicus brief in support of Florida's request to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its law regulating sex-modification procedures while the district court's order enjoining the law is heard on appeal. The case is Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida. Like half the sta  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RICHLAND, Wash. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., a subsidiary of national supermarket chain Kroger, violated federal law when it allowed a male employee to sexually harass multiple female employees over a period of years despite repeated complaints about his unlawful behavior, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit, since at l  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on July 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Ninth District was flat to slightly down since the previous report. Employment grew slightly, but labor demand continued to soften. Price pressures increased modestly, and wage growth was moderate. Consumer spending was mixed. Construction improved slightly, while real estate markets were mostly flat. Manufacturin  more

HELENA, Montana, July 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: BOX ELDER, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte last week visited with the Rocky Boy Agency Tribal council to discuss recent investments in behavioral health care in north central Montana. "Instead of turning our backs on those struggling with mental health and substance abuse, we're working with our partners and making it a priority to get Montanans healthy," Gov. Gianforte said. "It's great to recognize  more

HELENA, Montana, July 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced an investment of up to $6.5 million in one-time grants to Tribal nations and Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) to support and improve behavioral health services provided in Native American communities. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission, the investment represents the latest allocati  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Montana following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of the severe winter storm and flooding that occurred May 6 - 9, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration  more