WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Porter M. Pile, 24 , of Harlingen, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Nov. 28, 2022. In September 1944, Pile was assigned to 700th Bombardment Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, 2d Air Division, 8th Air Force. On Sept. 27, the B-24H Liberator bombe  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden saying they oppose his rule regarding the Clean Water Act and the revised definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS). You can read the letter here. "The rule is problematic in and of itself, but its timing is particularly troubling given record inflation and gas prices that threaten the liv  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release and letter: Gov. Reynolds and 24 other governors sent a joint letter to President Joe Biden voicing their opposition to a new rule regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the revised definition of "Water of the United States" (WOTUS). "The WOTUS definition has been under scrutiny for nearly twenty years, and your Administration's rule only further complicates the efforts to create certainty under the CWA   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities expand and modernize the nation's rural electric grid and increase grid security. "These critical investments will benefit rural people and businesses in many ways for decades to come," Vilsack said. "This funding will help   more