BOISE, Idaho, May 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and attorneys general from 20 other states today in filing an amicus brief with the Colorado Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment protects Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc. from being required to create a cake expressing a message contrary to his beliefs. "Once again, liberal activists h  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is quickly ramping up hiring of new team members to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for conservation programs, which is part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. For example, NRCS opened job announcements this week for soil conservationists. This batch of job openings is part of a br  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen issued Executive Order 23-09 to provide emergency relief in response to regional fuel shortages. The order temporarily allows drivers to work extended hours to haul gasoline or gasoline blends, diesel, fuel oil, ethanol, propane, and biodiesel. The Governor's order will help reduce delays at petroleum product terminals, facilitating timely delivery of fuels to consumers. It is effec  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Marques Eiland, 28, and Aarion Jenkins, 29, both of Omaha, Nebraska, were sentenced on May 3, 2023, in federal court in Omaha for conspiring to distribute marijuana. Jenkins had already served 11 months in state and federal prison for conduct relating to the conspiracy. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher   more