MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 15 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 14, 2025: * * * SEEDS program helps position Lawrence County for job creation, growth A $2.7 million grant from Alabama's Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program will allow the Lawrence County Industrial Development Board (LCIDB) and local officials to expand an industrial site in the North Alabama county. The SEEDS program is a statewide initiative designed to ass  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Crime dropped significantly last year, according to early data Sacramento, California - As the state continues to invest in the safety and security of California communities, new data suggests violent and property crime trended down in 2024 statewide. According to an analysis of Real Time Crime Index data by the Public Policy Institute of California, violent crime dropped by 4.  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Atlanta-Based Money Launderer Indicted Siblings Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Pez, Pescado, and Mojarra -- and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Fresa, El Feyo, and La Fruta -- both of Guerrero, Mexico, and co-leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) drug cartel, were charged by a federal grand jury seated in the No  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 15 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on April 14, 2025: * * * Ohio Joins Secretary Wes Allen's AVID Voter Integrity Program Secretary of State Wes Allen announced today that Ohio is the latest in a long list of states to join Alabama's voter integrity database to cross-check the states' voter files and discover individuals registered to vote in both states. Alabama has previously entered into similar MOUs with all four border states, as wel  more