ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 27 states in filing a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule - or at least clarify - the doctrine known as Chevron defense. "For years, federal agencies have sought to unlawfully expand their powers to impose new regulations on honest, hardworking Americans," said Carr. "The authority to create new laws rests solely within the legisl  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 25 (TNSconf) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session Aug. 22-24, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Kansas City Airport beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. The draft MRRIC meeting agenda can  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 27 states in a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule--or at least clarify--the doctrine known as Chevron deference. The case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, revolves around a regulation by the National Marine Fisheries Service that requires herring fishing boats to have an additional person on bo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen announced the membership of a new working group that will examine property valuations in Nebraska. "Valuation increases in Nebraska have become an unbearable burden for homeowners, businesses, and agriculture producers across our state," said Governor Jim Pillen. "We will find a solution that will reduce the burden of insurmountable valuation growth in recent years. It is our job t  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-308016) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * Vertical Cold Storage, LLC, Employer and Louis Antonio Valdez II, an individual, Petitioner and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local No. 554, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On November 30, 2022, Louis Antonio Valdez II (the Petitioner), an employee of Vertical Cold Storage, LLC (VCS) at its facility in La Vista, Nebra  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Harry Coker, Jr., Nominee for National Cyber Director * Derek Chollet, Nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Department of Defense * Jon M. Holladay, Nominee for Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Agriculture * J. Todd Inman, Nominee for Me  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is expanding access to health care for more than 5 million people living in 39 states and Puerto Rico as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. "During one of the most critical times in our nation's history, the Biden-Harris Administration responded to de  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 25, 2023, the nominations of nine individuals for position in the federal government: * * * * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2024, vice Penne Percy Korth, term expired. * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2027. (Reappointment) *   more