HILL AFB, Utah, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Richard Essary, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The AFWERX Agility Prime program, launched by the Air Force in April 2020, is partnering with the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, commercial industry to develop a new class of air mobility systems. The program aims to test and accelerate the development of eVTOL aircraft, which can move people and things around i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2024: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2024. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors. The Board of Governors in Washington appoints three of these directors and each year designates one of its appointees as Chair and a second as Deputy Chair. The Board also updated statistical tables on its websit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on an order (Docket No. EC16-77-003) involving BlackRock Inc.: * * * I concur with this rejection of the December 6, 2023 motion filed by the Attorneys General for the states of Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, T  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 27 multistate effort fighting against Colorado's efforts to keep former President Trump off the 2024 ballot, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. "Simply, states do not have the power to keep Trump off the ballot. Period. These efforts are fueled by partisan politics and not the rule of law," said Attorney General Alan Wilson. "If y  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a Colorado Supreme Court decision that prevented former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot for the state's Presidential Primary Elections. The coalition of 27 states, including the Arizona Legislature, argues that the Fourteenth Amendment grants Congress the aut  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 21-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration's latest extreme climate rule, which mandates that states with federal interstates and highways must adopt stringent CO2 emissions standards. The attorneys general argue that Congress has not given the Department of Transportation the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Attorney General Re  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes has joined an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a Colorado decision that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state's Presidential Primary Elections. The coalition of 27 states, including the Arizona Legislature, argues that "The Fourteenth Amendment...anticipates that Congress will decide  more