SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 29, 2023: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 20 Nebraska counties and neighboring counties in Kansas, South Dakota and Wyoming of the Jan. 30, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Texas has bused: * Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022 * Over 33,600 migrants to New York   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Indiana, to the Supreme Court of the United States in Idaho v. United States. The case involves an effort by the federal government to "prevent hospitals receiving Medicare funds in Idaho from complying with Idaho's abortion regulations." The federal government is attempting to use the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Ac  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 30 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter, led by the State of Florida, to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives urging swift passage of H.R. 1337, the Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act of 2023. H.R. 1337 was introduced by U.S. Representative Bill Posey (FL-08) earlier this year. The legislation "authorizes an office of a state attorney general to request in writing that the De  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 30 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Robin Cooley to be a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District serving Laramie County. Cooley's appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of District Court Judge Thomas Campbell. Cooley has served as Director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services since 2019. She was appointed to the Wyoming Public Service Commission in 2017, serving as Vice Cha  more