BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Anthony Watson has been named assistant vice president for facilities operations, one of four business lines within Virginia Tech's Division of Facilities. Watson assumes this role following a recent reorganization of the division for a renewed emphasis and commitment to stewardship, care, and service, which extends across all the university's campuses, sites, and community members. A New River Valley native, Watson has  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I will continue fighting against this type of fraud and holding people accountable for trying to take advantage of the state' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the arrest of Victoria Smith-Williams, 36, of Conway on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B Felony: "Working as a dental assistant while concurren more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Columbia has held the line against the BDS movement and should be commended for it' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement that he and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson have sent a letter on behalf of 23 other state attorneys general to Columbia University about the rise of antisemitism on its campus from groups pr more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I am committed to protecting Arkansans from illegal robocalls' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, of which Griffin is a member, issued a warning letter to Florida-based gateway voice service provider iDentidad Advertising Development: "This company routed dozens  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * "I am moving my Consumer Utility Rate Advocacy Division (CURAD) under the leadership of Deputy Attorney General Doralee Chandler, who leads our State Agencies Division. Given CURAD's consistent interaction with state regulatory bodies, this move makes sense and will make our team more efficient and more effective in advocating for Arkansas's ratepayers. "I am also ple more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Throughout my time in public service, election integrity has been a top priority for me' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding his office's Election Integrity Unit as early voting starts in Arkansas for the 2024 general election: "Throughout my time in public service, election integrity has been a top priority fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and as President Biden would call it malarkey. In case you missed it: New reporting revealed Donald Trump said "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had," and repeatedly denigrated military service during his time in office; JD Vance said to "shut the hell up" about Trump's chief of staff calling him a "fascist"; Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism released the following written testimony by Julie Abbate, national advocacy director of Just Detention International, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Sexual Assault in U.S. Prisons Two Decades After the Prison Rape Elimination Act": * * * Chairperson Booker, Ranking Member Cotton, and distinguished members of the Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, On behalf of Just Deten more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to new reporting from CNN revealing posts shared by Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita on Trump's reckless lies that led to the January 6 "insurrection," DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Those closest to Donald Trump know that he was responsible for inspiring a mob to attack the Capitol and try to overturn an election he knew he lost and new repor more PR