LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Our Constitution gives states-not the federal courts-the responsibility to regulate the practice of medicine' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the amicus brief he and the attorneys general of Kentucky and Indiana filed on behalf of a 22-state coalition asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold a Tennes  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * NOAA Fisheries' expanded partnerships with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami to support improved data for red snapper using Inflation Reduction Act funds. * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration and NOAA announced they will award approximately  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Georgia - 2023": * * * In 2023, Georgia women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $976, significantly below the $1,103 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has named Preston Ash as assistant vice president and senior executive communications advisor. In his role, Ash collaborates with leadership to develop engagement strategies for Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan and other leaders at the Bank. He also collaborates to build connections between the Dallas Fed and organizations within the Eleventh Feder  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in New Sarpy will close permanently at 3 p.m., today, Oct. 16. The center is located at the Alan Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy LA 70078. Additional locations in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 19, 2024, entitled "Interactive Effects Of Salinity And Hydrology On Radial Growth Of Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich.) In Coastal Louisiana, USA". The article was written by Richard Day, Andrew From, Darren Johnson and Ken Krauss. * * * Tidal freshwater forests are usually located at or above the level of mean high water. Some Louisiana coastal f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: A former Louisiana sheriff's office deputy was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in prison for assaulting a pretrial detainee. Javarrea Pouncy, 31, a former sergeant with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office (DPSO), previously pleaded guilty to one count of using excessive force against the detainee. During his plea, Pouncy admitted that, in September 2019, he and another DPSO deputy conducte  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by nine other Republican governors in filing an amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti supporting Tennessee's Help Not Harm Law that prohibits physicians from performing or providing gender-reassignment surgeries, puberty-blocking drugs, and cross-sex hormones to minors. The case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. "  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Kristi Noem and nine fellow governors submitted an amici curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court for the United States v. Skrmetti case. This case regards the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that, similar to South Dakota's "Help Not Harm" law, bans harmful, irreversible medical procedures on vulnerable minors. "South Dakota's kids are our future, and I w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 1554-9089) on October 11, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, larger domestic use, unchanged exports, and lower ending stocks. Supplies are lowered 6 million bushels to 2,783 million, as reduced beginning stocks and lower production are partly offset by larger imports. Product  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Gordon announced today that he directed Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill to join a 22-state coalition led by Kentucky, Arkansas, and Indiana in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the rights of states to regulate the appropriateness of providing life-altering gender-transition procedures to minors. The brief, filed in support of Tennessee in U.S.  more