JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs In the wake of Category 4 Typhoon Mawar, a small team of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center disaster recovery experts are on their way to Andersen AFB, Guam, to assist with storm damage recovery at the vital Pacific installation. The five-person Disaster Recovery Response Team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Nat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 26, 2023, entitled "Nebraska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2023": * * * Nebraska had 56,000 job openings in March 2023, compared to 64,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Nebraska was 5.1 per  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1090) on May 25, 2023, entitled "Productivity by State - 2022": * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector declined in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in 43 states and the District. Hours worked increased in 48 states and the District, and declined in Minnesota and Nebra  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSper) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: * * * June 1st meeting to address a wide range of community banking issues * * * The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced eight new members of the agency's Advisory Committee on Community Banking: * Thomas Bates, President & CEO, Legends Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee * Michael Culhane, President & CEO, North Cambridge Co-operative Bank, Cambridg  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and c  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 26 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of two employees who sued Springfield Public Schools (SPS) for unconstitutional diversity, equity and inclusion trainings that took place in 2020. The employees assert that SPS violated their rights when   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSper) -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Brigadier General Craig Strong to become the 34th Adjutant General of the Nebraska Military Department, which includes the Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Strong will take over for Major General Daryl Bohac, who plans to retire in July after serving as Adjutant General since 2013. "Br  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB276, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act into law. Governor Pillen was joined by LB276 author Senator Anna Wishart, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Dannette R. Smith, Former State Senator Annette Dubas, and CenterPointe President Topher Hansen. The Act will allow the creation of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCHBCs) throu  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Amy Henner, 45, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 23, 2023, by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a term of 66 months' imprisonment following her conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. After she completes her prison sentence, Henner will also ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36687) entitled "Rio Grande Pacific Corp. - Continuance in Control Exemption - Bogalusa and Northern Railway, LLC": * * * Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of Bogalusa and Northern Railway, LLC (BNR), upon BNR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 377,000 illegal immigrant ap  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Today Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of states who filed an amicus brief in the case of Florida v. Mayorkas, supporting the State of Florida's lawsuit against the Biden Administration's unlawful immigration policy, creating a dangerous crisis at our southern border. Rather than detaining illegal immigrants as the law requires, the Biden Administration has released those cited a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Yesterday Attorney General Miyares led a coalition of 23 States in filing an amicus brief in Florida v. Mayorkas, supporting the State of Florida's lawsuit against the Biden Administration's unlawful immigration policy, creating a dangerous crisis at our southern border. Rather than detaining illegal immigrants as the law requires, the Biden Administration has released those cited at the   more