LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Using force and injuring those under your care is intolerable and despicable behavior' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a guilty plea entered by Gabriel Fortenberry, 27, of Jonesboro on one count of Abuse of an Endangered or Impaired Person: "My office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a guilty plea b  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'As the father of two teenagers myself, my interest in this issue goes beyond policy. It's personal. We must protect our kids from the dangers that exist online' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after he and 41 other attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General w  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Austin Norris, 28, of Watts, Oklahoma, on a federal count of receiving or distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor: "This arrest stems from an investigation by my office that began with a tip to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. A s  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Seth Watson, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs In a significant shift towards enhancing combat readiness, the 2nd Bomb Wing activated two new bomber generation squadrons on August 22, 2024. The 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was deactivated and split into the 20th and 96th BGSs. This move is part of a mission-specific maintenance transformation aimed at increasing operat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged in August; up 2.3 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A decline in the ga  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration brought together over 100 people in person and thousands more virtually to participate in the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action. Community leaders, health experts, faith leaders, academics, federal agency representatives, and senior Administration officials gathered to highlight progress, celebrate loc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Columbia River ports are asking for public comment on the draft plan to place millions of cubic yards of clean, Columbia River sediment in multiple Oregon and Washington locations. This "sand plan" is a combined draft Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that ensures sufficient capacity to pl  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Oak Lawn Place to Provide 84 new housing units for seniors * * * Dallas has a new LGBTQIA+-friendly, affordable apartment complex, thanks in part to a $750,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), awarded through its member, Veritex Community Bank. Today, off  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on Sept. 9, 2024, on the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025 (H.R. 9494), which was introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 9494, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the Government open and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Louisiana to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Francine beginning Sept. 10, 2024, and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emer  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 12 States in an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States in Louisiana v. Callais. The brief, led by the State of Alabama, challenges racial gerrymandering of congressional districts. In its most recent redistricting endeavor, Louisiana enacted a congressional map that was challenged and enjoined in 2022 (Robinson v. Ardoin) for violating Section 2  more