ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 27 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: This week, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a multistate letter to the Biden Administration, responding to another letter that had urged the Administration to restrict ammunition manufacturers who receive federal funds from selling ammunition to citizens. "We Have seen this administration take full advantage of wordplay to restrict the rights of American citiz  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Kansas City District issued the following news release: Officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Harlan County Lake aquatic ecosystem restoration project at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, on January 16, 2024. The project is a partnership between the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. While pre-construction activities have been underway since December 20  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 23 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Missouri and Nebraska of the Feb. 26, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 20 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Nebraska of the Feb. 26, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic loss  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Nearly 200 people have been charged as part of a series of arrests targeting large-scale drug-trafficking organizations operating throughout the United States. "Over just three days and across 10 states, the Justice Department has charged nearly 200 individuals for their alleged roles in major drug trafficking operations," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "These cases represent just a fraction of   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following joint statement on Jan. 25, 2024, with 24 Republican governors: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined 24 other Republican governors in a joint statement supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his state's fight to defend the southern border. "The failure to secure our border has created a massive flow of illegal drugs, national security and terrorism risks, and a humanitarian crisis," said Governor Pillen. "I   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen is touting the receipt of a $21.2 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for a construction project on Interstate 80 (I-80) in Buffalo County between Odessa and Kearney. "The $21 million INFRA grant will help maximize state funds to get this project going in an area with vital manufacturing and agricultural industries," said Gov. Pillen. "I-80 is the busiest fr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By PAC Corinne Zilnicki, Coast Guard PADET Texas supervisor The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) An imposing convoy of warships cut through the waters of the Lingayen   more