LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the Arkansas Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in Cowles v. Thurston confirming the Arkansas Secretary of State properly rejected the paid canvasser signature submissions supporting the Arkansas Abortion Amendment: "The people rule in Arkansas, through the law. Changing the Arkansas Constitution in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (August 22, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $352,000 in funding for Louisiana to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. This grant funding will be used by 55 states and territories and the District of Columbia to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administrat  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Funds Will Support Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Underserved Communities * * * Almost $3.4 million in funding was awarded to 14 nondepository community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) Capacity Building and Growth Grant (CBGG) program  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Clean Harbors Inc. and two of its subsidiaries, Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC and Baton Rouge Disposal LLC, have reached an over $5 million agreement with the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up decades-old contamination at the Devil's Swamp Lake Superfund Site just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A complaint filed today along with a proposed consent   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions t  more