TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with 20 other attorneys general, is demanding answers from online retailer Temu following concerning recent reports. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are seeking information regarding the company's alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party, data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Ac  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP"). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans' data privacy. Last year, Congress rep  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief, along with 23 other state attorneys general, urging the Supreme Court of the United States to hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota and confirm that states can make rules governing their own elections, including requiring voters to show proof of citizenship. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "In Border Czar Harris's Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Costs at the Pump and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 16, 2024 Today, on the second anniversary of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding 160 projects in 26 states to expand access to clean energy sy  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1665) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in July in 13 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 36 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1666) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * University-led Projects Will Share Data, Strengthen and Build Relationships Between DOE and Communities Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change * * * To support vulnerable communities responding to continued and extreme climate effects, the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million in funding for innovative Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) in 10 different states. University-led research teams wil  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska's proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. "The proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer would severely damage Kansas' finest fishing and boating destinations," Governor Laura Kelly said. "Places like Milford Lake are e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's participation on Aug. 14, 2024, in a tribal roundtable with nine South Dakota tribal nations at the Yankton Sioux Nation: * * * Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met yesterday with Tribal leaders and Tribal law enforcement officials from the nine South Dakota Tribal Nations at a roundtable held at the Yankton Sioux Nation to discuss public safety issues. The Attorney Ge  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding from June 16 to July 8, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Davison, Lincoln, Tu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- 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 South Dakota to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding from June 16 to July 8, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Davison, Lincoln, Turner and Union counties. Assistance   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in South Dakota following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred June 16 July 8, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to South Dakota businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzmanannounced. The declaration covers Davison, Lincoln, Turner and Union counties as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding th  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota has received a presidential disaster declaration due to the historic 1000-year flooding event that occurred between June 16 and July 8, 2024. 25 counties have received disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and four of those counties have qualified for individual assistance for residents a  more