BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: At an event in Bozeman on Friday, January 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Montana State University (MSU) will receive at least $10 million to serve as an environmental justice resource center for six states and 28 Tribal nations in the region. EPA Region 8 designed this cooperative agreement to establish and operate an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 22, 2024: Last month, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law an expansion of the Childcare Tax Credit for nearly 210,000 Pennsylvania families. Under previous law, Pennsylvania would match only 30 percent of the federal Childcare Tax Credit. Now, thanks to this new bipartisan legislation, the state credit will match 100 percent of the federal credit, helping Pennsylvania famil  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 27-RC-330287) by Region 27 Director Matthew S. Lomax: * * * 10 ROADS EXPRESS, LLC, Employer and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 17, Petitioner DECISION ON OBJECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE On November 17, 2023, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 17 (Petitioner) filed a petition in this matter seeking to represent certain employees of 10 Roads Express, LLC (Empl  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

BUFFALO, Wyoming, Jan. 23 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, February 1, at 5:30 p.m., at the Johnson County Library - Twain Room to discuss the scope of work to be completed during the project. The public and business owners along Main Street are encouraged to attend. This project will be let in April at which time a contractor will be chosen to c  more