WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Inspectors continue to identify serious hazards putting miners at risk * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 16 mines in May 2023, issuing 279 violations and one safeguard. MSHA conducts impact inspections at mines that merit increased agency attention and enforcement due   more

BOISE, Idaho, July 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 16 states to challenge a proposed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that would allow some illegal aliens to receive Obamacare. The coalition of attorneys general, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, urged HHS withdraw the proposed rule pending judicial review. "The Biden administration is openly attempti  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Kansas City District issued the following news release: Five public scoping meetings are scheduled along the Lower Missouri River Basin to provide an update on the ongoing Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, also called the system plan, in July. The meetings will be co-hosted by the Omaha District and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The historic 2019 flood on the Missouri River cau  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: Five public scoping meetings are scheduled along the Lower Missouri River Basin to provide an update on the ongoing Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, also called the system plan, in July. The meetings will be co-hosted by the Omaha District and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The historic 2019 flood on the Missouri River caused billions  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 6 (TNSper) -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the resignation of Dannette R. Smith, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Smith was appointed CEO in January 2019 by then Governor Pete Ricketts. She will assume a role with a national firm that supports health and human services agencies across the U.S. Her last day at DHHS will be Au  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: On June 27th, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led a 26-state coalition supporting the U.S. Chamber in U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. SEC. The States filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit asking to reverse a lower court decision regarding an SEC rule rescission. In 2022, the SEC rescinded the 2020 Proxy Voting Advice Rule's notice-and-awareness provisions. By re  more