PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: * * * Controversial changes face multiple legal hurdles * * * State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says Arizona districts and charters should consult legal counsel to determine if they should delay implementing controversial new federal Title IX guidelines that may cause students to suffer damages. The new regulations are set to take effect on August 1 and f  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on the federal Controlled Substances Act. The comment letter was submitted in response to the Department of Justice's Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regardi  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: For more than 30 years, NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation has supported habitat restoration efforts across the country. We've reopened rivers in New England, rebuilt coral reefs in the Pacific Islands, restored coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, and more. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, we're continuing our work to support fisheries, endangered  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 1340X) entitled "CG Railway LLC - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in New Orleans, Louisiana": * * * On July 1, 2024, CG Railway, LLC (CGR), a Class III rail carrier, filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over approximately 3.4 miles of rail line in New Orleans, L  more