WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following speech to the workforce on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "An Independent Justice Department": * * * And thank you, Dawn, for that overly generous introduction. U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison served for nearly 20 years as a career Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan. Today, she leads that office. I am grateful to her for all she does. And I am grateful to all the U.S. Attorneys who are with us today fo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced the annual payment of over $2.1 million to help maintain Wisconsin's nine lift bridges along Lake Michigan. "Wisconsin's lift bridges are vital to our state's economy, ensuring that oceangoing ships can access our port cities, opening global markets to our manufacturers, agricultur  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Joe Biden via Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 5 Administrator Thomas Sivak requesting a reconsideration of the decision to deny the governor's Major Disaster Declaration request for Branch, Cass, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph counties following further assessment of damage to the area. The governor re  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Lower Fees, Low-Cost Investment Options, New App to Launch Sept. 30 TIAA was awarded long-term contract to manage the plan, the nation's sixth largest direct-sold plan with more than $12 billion in assets (Video files will be uploaded here: https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html) * * * Families with a Bright Start College Savings Progr  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A former Warren, Michigan, police officer was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility. Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty in March to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. According to court docum  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: A Harper Woods resident was arrested today for distributing drugs laced with fentanyl that killed three Grosse Pointe Woods residents in June 2023, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * All-Electric Complex Features Amenities and Services to Benefit Families and Seniors Public-Private Investment Replaces Previous Pilgrim Village Buildings * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of two new $93 million, side-by-side affordable housing developments that replace the dilapidated Pilgrim Village with 237 quality, affordable homes for families  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: New CDC population data (https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/php/data-research/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html) from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. st  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Algorithmi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Corn production is down, while soybean and cotton production is up from 2023, according to the Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn production is down 1% from last year, forecast at 15.2 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to increase their production 10% from 2  more