JUNEAU, Alaska, April 27 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news: Governor Mike Dunleavy welcomes a high-level presentation and panel The Wyoming Case Study: Attracting Investment in Advanced Nuclear Power on Thursday, May 23 at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Wyoming has been at the forefront of spearheading public-private partnership ventures, particularly in emerging energy sources like advanced nuclear power. The panel aims to focus on Wyoming Governor Mark Gord  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 27 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation to support Alaska's agriculture and timber industries. HB 399 / SB 265 reduces the tax burden of businesses in the agriculture and timber industry in Alaska. The bill exempts certain agriculture and timber businesses from state and local income, property, and sales tax for a period of 10 years. "Alaska is too reliant on imports for both our  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that the Poker Creek Port of Entry will re-open for the summer 2024 season. The port of entry is scheduled to open on May 17, 2024, and will close on September 15, 2024. The opening and closing dates are predicated on weather allowing access, and the dates may be modified with short notice. Traveler  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Nationally, public school spending per student rose 8.9% from $14,358 in FY 2021 to $15,633 in FY 2022, according to new data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents the largest percentage increase in public school spending per pupil in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in over 20 years. Statistics are not a  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet, Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration" (WC Docket No 23-320): * * * Today, we take the important and necessary step to give control of the Internet to those who deserve it: Consumers. That is what this item is really about. Some, no doubt today, wi  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky joined the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Department of Justice as a whole, as well as advocates, survivors, victim service providers, justice professionals, police and first responders, and communities across the U.S., in observing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 207,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,250, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised av  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Operating in extreme arctic temperatures can be extremely challenging and performing Tactical Combat Casualty Care treatment is even more difficult as casualties, donned with large amounts of clothing layers, can make wound assessments and apply medical care, such as tourniquets, much more problematic. To evaluate seven common TCCC treatment protoco  more