ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 12 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, the State of Alaska asked the U.S. District Court in Alaska to find the Environmental Protection Agency's order on State land in Bristol Bay unlawful. The order prohibits and restricts development of State land on 309 square miles in southwestern Alaska with overbroad and unsupported prohibitions. "The Alaska Constitution requires that the State manage its resources  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news on April 10, 2024: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Taking effect April 1, 2024, Airmen and Guardians assigned to at least a year-long tour at one of seven Air and Space Force bases where temperatures often drop to -20 degrees or colder, are eligible to receive a one-time, lump-sum bonus ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. The Cold Weather Assignment Incentiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of January 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by a  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Campbell was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court after being extradited yesterday from Honduras.   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 21 of her fellow Republican governors urged the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden Administration to pause implementation of the PM2.5 rule under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. "I joined my colleagues in this letter because this shortsighted ridiculous rule will crush South Dakota farmers, manufacturers and their empl  more