OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2023: Some 55th Cyber Squadron members united to spread love by providing food, blankets and winter weather clothing to the unsheltered throughout the month of February in Omaha. According to the 2020 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness is down overall but up among families. Homelessness among f  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed an amicus brief with 17 other attorneys general supporting an injunction against a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") rule that forces Missouri taxpayers to fund abortions. The brief has been filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in support of a VA nurse who opposes  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a national effort to ensure that state, local and tribal entities have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information critical to fighting crime and terrorism. A letter, sent by Drummond and the attorneys general of Delaware, Ohio and Rhode Island, was sent yesterday to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen joined members of law enforcement and representatives with the State Law Enforcement Bargaining Council (SLEBC) in signing a contract agreement that includes a historic pay increase for state troopers. Finalization of the agreement comes as the Nebraska State Patrol launches a call for applicants to its upcoming recruit class. "This new agreement shows the commitment the S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following management advisory (No. 2021-FIN-032) on Feb. 10, 2022, regarding the Bureau of Indian Affairs Great Plains Region did not oversee CARES Act Funds appropriately: * * * To: Darryl LaCounte, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs From: Kathleen Sedney, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Subject: Final Management Advisory - The Bureau of Indian Affairs Great Plains Region Did Not Oversee CA  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 16 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 21-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a Florida law preserving separate school sports teams for girls and boys. Because Florida's law defines sex in terms of biology rather than gender identity, a transgender student has challenged it as a violation of equal protection and Title IX, the federal la  more