LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after co-leading with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on behalf of 19 other state attorneys general in filing suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over the Biden Administration's new rule attacking the abil  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 1, 2024, entitled "Washington Area Employment - March 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, metropolitan area stood at 3,361,300 in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that, w  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

ELIZABETH, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a public information session to provide an update on the Lower Monongahela River Project as it nears the final phase. As part of the project's next phase, the Pittsburgh District plans to demolish the dam near Elizabeth and open a newly constructed navigation lock near Charleroi this year. WHO: The U.S. Army Corp  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Inspections identified 74 significant, substantial; 4 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states in March 2024, issuing 199 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact inspections after a  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: In a final letter to congressional leaders, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel again stressed the urgency of providing additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before funding is officially exhausted by the end of May, and participating households can no longer receive any ACP benefit. The FCC had already announced that April would be the last month households coul  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-led a 21-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' extreme new rule that effectively bans gun sales. The rule significantly expands the definition of a "firearms dealer," forcing Iowans to register as federal firearms dealers to sell even a single gun between family members. Americans wh  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Winners of NETL's regional Science Bowl competitions for students in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia tested their knowledge in math, science, engineering and technology (STEM) topics at the 2024 National Science Bowl held April 25-29 in Washington, D.C. North Allegheny Senior High School (Wexford, Pennsylvania) compiled a 5-3 record to finish in fourth plac  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Together with his counterparts in five other states, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today sued the U.S. Department of Education over the recent overhaul of Title IX, saying the profound changes trample all over the lawmaking power of Congress. "This regulation turns the statute upside down," Yost said. "Title IX was meant to protect equal opportunity for women. This new rule says ther  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The state Senate today approved Senate Bill 832 (https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=832), sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) to establish an Independent Energy Office (IEO) within the commonwealth. "Pennsylvania has one of the most diverse energy portfolios in the United States," Sen. Yaw said. "There is no question w  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: The owner of Clearfiber, Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, has been charged with money laundering. Timothy Chad Henson, 35, of Morgantown, West Virginia, allegedly defrauded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to court documents, the USDA's Community Connect Program offered grants to eligible applicant  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Michael Dwayne Kelly II, 34, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 27, 2022, Kelly sold approximately 6.9 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $700 at Kelly's residence in Beckley. Kelly admi  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Leon Eugene Smith Jr., 43, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 15, 2023, Smith sold a controlled substance containing fentanyl to a confidential informant in the Lenark area of Raleigh County. Smith admitted to the transaction and further ad  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Anton Demetrius Matthews, age 40, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for wire fraud, cocaine trafficking, and a supervised release violation. According to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Matthews obtained nearly $50,000 in CARES Act loans after misrepresenting his income and occupation while he was incar  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is taking advantage of funding opportunities provided by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to renovate or replace several city-owned bridges in Huntington. A unique provision of the IIJA bridge program, signed into law in November 2021, allows the state to spend at least 15 percent of the state's tot  more