MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 17 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey, along with the governors of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, issued the following joint statement: "We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought into our states. As gov more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 17 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Shelia Fourman This fiscal year, senior leaders across the sustainment community developed and implemented the Sustainment Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major Handbook to provide a holistic understanding of sustainment operations. "The CSM/SGM Handbook serves as a quick reference document providing a holistic understanding of the Sustainment enterprise and how more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 17 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Terri Stover Each year Department of the Army employees refresh their knowledge on many training topics, including anti-terrorism. The Army also uses the month of August to bring anti-terrorism awareness to employees and their families through many communication avenues. The Army deems this topic so important that it created the Anti-terrorism Awards Program, which is designed to rec more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau issued the following news release: Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) announces the hiring of Brittany Cockrell as director, membership and corporate events. Cockrell will manage programs and initiatives to maximize member retention while also planning and executing a range of industry events including ACVB's annual meeting and the Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame ceremony. Cockrell comes to ACVB with more than 1 more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Car Dealership Company Fired Longtime Employee To Avoid Healthcare Costs * * * Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging that the Texarkana, Texas-based company fired a senior sales exe more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will accept applications for its 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) General Fund round starting June 27, 2024, through July 29, 2024. FHLBank Atlanta is making a record amount available since the program's inception in 1990 - approximately $55 million  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a 23-state coalition in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "T more PR

GLYNCO, Georgia, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Last week, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) successfully concluded its groundbreaking Human Trafficking Investigations Symposium, a virtual event aimed at educating and empowering the law enforcement community in the fight against human trafficking. From April 9th to 11th, 2024, law enforcement professionals fr more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 17 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By Christine Matchell The Army and Army Materiel Command have paid attention to modern circumstances, challenges and needs in how both military and civilian employees enter and approach their careers, modernizing the way talent is managed from the bottom to the top. Christina Freese, AMC's deputy chief of staff for personnel, G-1, led the conversation at the Association of the United States Army's Global For more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Turkey that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and A more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined five other governors in issuing the following joint statement opposing United Auto Workers (UAW)'s unionization campaign: "We the Governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 16, 2024: Today, Attorney General Reyes joined a Florida-led coalition of 23 states in filing a legal action demanding that Biden's Environmental Protection Agency modify its Title VI regulations. These regulations--known as "disparate impact" regulations--are what the EPA is using to advance much of its race-conscious "environmental justice" initiatives. AG Reyes stated as follows: The Su more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America to provide a written report about its account policies and practices, update its terms of service to state that it does not discriminate against customers for their religious or political views or speech, and remove prohibitions on "intolerance" and "hate" from its online banking service agr more PR