WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing over $15 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the first and third application windows, benefiting approximately 35,000 students across the c  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, June 1 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Capt. Emily Seaton, 20th Air Force In April 2023, U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois "Huey" crews from the 37th and 40th Helicopter Squadrons flew from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, respectively, to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, to support U.S. Strategic Command exercise Global Thunder 2023. The three sorties executed during the exercise included transporting USSTRATCOM le  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: In April 2023, U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois "Huey" crews from the 37th and 40th Helicopter Squadrons flew from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, respectively, to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, to support U.S. Strategic Command exercise Global Thunder 2023. The three sorties executed during the exercise included transporting USSTRATCOM leaders and landing near the headq  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 1 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Cuivre River State Park will host a presentation Sunday, June 11, on a legendary bicycle ride that spanned more than 1,900 miles. Missouri State Parks will lead visitors through this whale of a journey from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Recreation Hall in Camp Sherwood. In June 1897, the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, an all-Black unit, also known as the "Buffalo Soldiers," em  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 1 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB243 and LB754 into law. Governor Pillen was joined at the event by state senators, business and ag groups. LB243 does the following: * Increases the amount of relief granted under the Property Tax Credit Act * Establishes a 3 percent annual cap on how much school districts can increase property tax requests, with some exceptions * Eliminates the 5 percent  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing Public Affairs Team Offutt members gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Installation Control Center and Air Combat Command's sole nuclear command and control watch floor May 23, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base. The plan to rebuild the facility began in 2014, however, it was accelerated after the 2019 flood which destroyed   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 17 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson opposing the mandated changes to the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA). You can read the letter here. "In short, the new LLPA framework will inevitably increase mortgage costs for lower-risk individuals and handicap those borrowers with l  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 31, 2023, the nominations and withdrawals of individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: * Cara L. Abercrombie, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Kevin Fahey. * Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2023. (Reappointment) * Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Fed  more