DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference in Eagle Pass with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to provide an update on their joint efforts under Texas' Operation Lone Star to respond to President Joe Biden's reckless open border policies. "Texas is ground zero, front and center of the bo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has announced the membership of a new working group that will examine workforce issues in Nebraska. "In Nebraska, we are facing a workforce shortage. Our unemployment rate remains among the lowest in the nation, creating a unique challenge for attracting great people to our state," said Gov. Pillen. "No industry is exempt from current shortages. We need to solve this problem if we   more

EAGLE PASS, South Dakota, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Governor Kristi Noem and four of her Republican Governor colleagues highlighted the total breakdown of the rule of law at America's southern border. Governor Noem joined a border security press conference hosted by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Eagle Pass, Texas. They were joined by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference in Eagle Pass with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to provide an update on their joint efforts under Texas' Operation Lone Star to respond to President Joe Biden's reckless open border policies. "These Governors here with me today are deploying mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Last week, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This panel challenges measures regarding certain Mexican measures concerning products of agricultural biotechnology that are not based in science and threaten to disrupt American exports   more