LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Wins Challenge to Biden Administration Rule that Gave Biological Males Access to Female Locker Rooms and Bathrooms Griffin: 'The vast majority of Americans disagree with Biden on this issue' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after a federal court dismissed the Biden administration's appeal of an injunction won by G  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads defense of President Trump's efforts to deport violent Tren De Aragua gang (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is co-leading a coalition of 26 attorneys general in defending the Trump administration's recent actions to combat Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The attorneys general are also calling for a stay of the distr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Supports President Trump in Deporting Ruthless Venezuelan Prison Gang, Tren De Aragua DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today filed a brief urging the court to allow President Trump to continue deporting the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua ("TdA"). Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization and designated terrorist organizat  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Bomber Task Force joins Dutch, arctic nations for TOWER CITADEL mission in High North * By U.S. Air Force in Europe - Air Forces Africa  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses and aircrews conducted intercept training with Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 lightning IIs, Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, and Swedish JAS 39 Gripens durin  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Symmetry Energy Solutions LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-25-D-7507, $36,173,223); NRG Business Marketing LLC, Princeton, New Jersey (SPE604-23-D-7507, $28,569,813); Tiger Natural Gas Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (SPE604-25-D-7511, $20,523,130); Gas South LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE604-25-D-7510, $18,638,280); and Enspire Energy LLC, Norfolk, Virginia (SPE604-25-  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Texas Partners Celebrate National Ag Day at Collin County Farm DALLAS, TEXAS (March 18, 2025) - In celebration of National Ag Day, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Scott Mason joined officials from the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Farm Bureau at J. Foster Farms, one of the last remaining farms in Collin County, Texas. "From wheat farms in   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Texas Capital Bank Award $100K Grant to Help Families Preserve Homeownership HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 18, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Texas Capital Bank awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Houst  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Offers Full Support to DOJ's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr, along with 14 other state attorneys general, has offered his office's full support in carrying out the efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. In a letter addressed to Leo Terrell, who leads the Task Fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 3, 2025, entitled "Video evidence of a Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) preying upon a live Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling in Louisiana." Here are excerpts: * * * Most animal matter in the diet of the omnivorous Trachemys scripta (Pond Slider) consists of invertebrate prey items such as insects, crustaceans, and mollusks, but often a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Statement on the execution of convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement tonight after the execution of Jessie Hoffman at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola: "Louisiana has successfully used nitrogen hypoxia to carry out the execution of Jessie Hoffman. Hoffman was convicted and  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 19 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * Governor Landry Fulfills Promise of Justice for Mary Elliot and Family On November 27, 1996, the day before Thanksgiving, Mary "Molly" Elliot left work to retrieve her car at the Sheraton parking garage in downtown New Orleans. Instead of the 28-year-old advertising executive enjoying a planned date with her husband, Molly was carjacked, kidnapped, robbed, and raped. She was then marched nude d  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on March 18, 2025: * * * Governor Stitt, Over 50 Elected Officials, Scholars and Think Tanks File Briefs in Support of St. Isidore Today, Governor Stitt proudly stood with over fifty elected officials, religious organizations, educational institutions, and research organizations in support of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. Oklahoma Stat  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Bombers Complete Latest European Bomber Task Force 25-2 Deployment * By U.S. Air Force in Europe - Air Forces Africa  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- After weeks of dynamic training and integration across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, four U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers and aircrews completed Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment operations and returned to Minot  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin on February 18, 2025, entitled "Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: February 2025." Here are excerpts: * * * In the February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. 2024/25 sugar supply is lowered from last month by 101,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 14.393 million as the increases in beginning stocks and beet sugar producti  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Strategic Command Announces 2024 Omaha Trophy Winners * By U.S. Strategic Command Public Affairs  OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), recently announced these winners of the Strategic Command Consultation Committee's (SCCC) 2024 Omaha Trophy: * Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: 91 st Missile Wing, Minot AFB  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 657) on February 11, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The 2024/25 U.S. wheat supply and demand outlook is for slightly higher domestic use that leads to lower ending stocks. Food use is raised 4 million bushels to 970 million, as wheat flour grind during the October-December quarter was up 2 percent from last year as indicated in the NASS Flo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 658) on March 11, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * NOTE: The WASDE report only considers trade policies that are in effect at the time of publication. Further, unless a formal end date is specified, the report also assumes that these policies remain in place. U.S. Tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been suspended until April 2 for all products cover  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Attorney General Miyares Leads 26-State Coalition To Protect Americans From Tren de Aragua's Threat RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson are co-leading 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to lift a nationwide restra  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Needed Economic Relief Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus. After years of soaring prices and economic pain, the Trump Administration's focus on cutting regulations and unleashing American energy is leading to stability for Americans' bottom lines. EGGS: The average wholesale price of eggs   more