COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By A1C Jessica Blocher, 14FTW Public Affairs The panel of speakers consisted of female service members and community leaders in different positions of service and support. In 1984, President Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act which allowed for females to officially join the Armed Forces even though they had been serving in key roles sinc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: * * * Los Angeles-area plants ordered to pay nearly $3.8M in back wages, damages, penalties * * * As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Office of the Solicitor continue to find serious illegal employment practices in the meat and poultry processing industries, a California poultry processor and supplier to supermarkets and food distributors -- in  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of 23 states in a letter to International Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis. The letter urges the companies to follow the law and quit recommending woke investment strategies that jeopardize millions of Americans' retirement security. The companies also wrongfully recommend that banks not disclose why they cl  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 16 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing the Chinese Communist Party owning American land. The letter was also sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. House and Senate leadership. "Numerous governors and state legislatures have taken action to protect our citizens form the imminent national secu  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Pascagoula man pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 60 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, law enforcement received information that Jerome Clifton Clegg, 38, was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Pascagoula, MS (Jackson County). In August 2023, agents set up surveillance of Clegg's apartment an  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Iowa and West Virginia, in USA v Trump. The brief, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, supports the former president's constitutional right to protected political speech. Earlier this fall, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order that restricted forme  more