LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden-Harris administration's unlawful student loan forgiveness program: "The Eighth Circuit has once again blocked the Biden-Harris administration from implementing a blatantly illegal program that sought  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland: "This is a victory for the rights of Americans and the rule of law as the Eighth Circuit concluded   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Today, in an effort to defend Missourians and their constitutional rights, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office secured a win against the Biden-Harris Administration's illegal attempt to ban pistol braces. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the unconstitutional rule is "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered the case remanded bac  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District issued the following news release: The Civil Engineering Certification, Inc. (CEC) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have formalized a cooperative relationship aimed at advancing technical excellence and collaboration in the global coastal environment. The agreement, effective July 19, 2024, outlines mutual goals and specific areas of cooperation benefici  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment for a 45-day public review and comment period starting Aug. 9, 2024. The draft report recommends a nonstructural plan that involves floodproofing or elevation of nearly 1,100 buildings located within Tangip  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following letter on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Dear Friends, Summer vacation is drawing to a close. Next week will see most of our kids back to school. Parents will begin the rituals of packing lunches, double-checking schedules, waiting in the seemingly endless drop-off line, shuttling kids to sports and events in the afternoon, and then doing it all again the next day, but with more laundry and less sleep. Back-to-school a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 517,400 illegal immigrant apprehe  more