WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Costs and Create Revenue for Rural Business Owners and Farms WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $207 million in renewable energy and domestic fertilizer projects to lower energy bills, generate new income, create jobs, and strengthen competi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has taken the lead on a letter to President Joe Biden requesting reconsideration of an "unrealistic, costly and expensive" mandate requiring that two-thirds of all new vehicles be battery electric by 2032. Gov. Pillen was joined by 15 other Republican governors in urging the President to allow consumers and the marketplace to guide growth for electric vehicles. * * * The letter re  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 15 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing his mandates on electric vehicles. "We request you remove your mandate that two out of every three vehicles be electric and instead provide a more realistic approach by allowing the free market to determine the direction and timing for the industry's growth rather th  more