WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 11, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. for Zeta Day on the Hill: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon to the Finer Women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Thank you, President Stacie Grant and all the former presidents and board members. Today is a good day to be on the Hill. Thank you for coming here to advocate for important issues for all women and t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on Sept. 12, 2024, by regional economist Adam Scavette: * * * Introduction There is a long history of U.S. state and local governments using subsidies to attract employers and stimulate economic activity, but research suggests that these industrial recruitment policies can have high costs per job generated. In a recent research article published in Economic Development Quarterly  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Armaments Consortium." Notice is hereby given that, on May 6, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ("the Act"), National Armaments Consortium ("NAC") has filed written no  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: All 77 counties have applied for grant funding through a new program administered by Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office to bolster law enforcement services. House Bill 2914 created the Oklahoma Sheriff's Office Funding Assistance Grant Program during this year's legislative session and appropriated $18 million to the fund. Counties were invited to apply f  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute, a policy think-tank, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: Oklahoma's governor this week set a June 2026 election date for a special election on raising the state's minimum wage (https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2126.pdf). The 21-month span between the governor announcing the election date and the election itself is more than six times longer than the median time for all other state question elections during the l  more