DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 16-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris Administration's amnesty scheme that authorizes hundreds of thousands of aliens to illegally enter the country. The Biden-Harris program will parole more than 500,000 aliens, illegally allowing them to live and work in the country. The scheme breaks federal law by bypassin  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the Arkansas Supreme Court last night rejected as moot an emergency motion brought by convicted felon Oscar Stilley: "Convicted felon Oscar Stilley's emergency motion sought to resurrect the abortion amendment ballot petition by compelling the Secretary of State to provisionally certify it for the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following monthly roundup: * * * July 2024 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities * * * As part of our efforts to educate small businesses and other key stakeholders about new beneficial ownership reporting requirements, FinCEN participated in the following events in July. FinCEN's outreach has discussed the importance of beneficial ownership information to safeguarding the   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Research surrounding private school vouchers in Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Arizona and Washington, D.C. shows that voucher programs put students and communities at risk * * * As North Carolina legislators consider expanding the state's private school voucher program, alarming outcomes from other states serve as a stark warning of the potential dangers. The dire consequences  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KENTRELL HUBBARD ("HUBBARD"), age 25, of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 22, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: HORACE WASHINGTON ("WASHINGTON"), age 55, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 21, 2024 by United States District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") received information from a confidential  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: HORACE WASHINGTON ("WASHINGTON"), age 55, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 21, 2024 by United States District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") received information from a confidential  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: LARRY JAMES ("JAMES"), age 23, of Madisonville, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 20, 2024 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Cod  more