DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. In calendar year 2023, DEA seized nationally more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year and amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentany  more

DELTA, Colorado, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests welcome the arrival of Jason Lawhon on a 45-day temporary assignment and Jim Pitts for a 75-day assignment as the new Acting Forest Supervisors. Chad Stewart, GMUG Forest Supervisor, recently accepted a 120-day temporary assignment as   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: * * * Grant awards to over 7,000 projects represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history, expanding housing and services projects for people experiencing homelessness, including survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 31 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined 26 other states in a letter to the Biden administration supporting Texas's border defense. "If President Biden wants to stop the border crisis, he can start right now, today, by enforcing existing immigration laws, by reinstating the remain-in-Mexico policy that is required by federal law and by building the wall," Kobach said. "In  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson. The filing, led by West Virginia and Indiana, supports Donald J. Trump's position that he was unlawfully removed from the ballot in Colorado by the state Supreme Court. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible to appear on the ballot under section 3 o  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today called on the Biden Administration to cease the war being waged by his federal agencies against West Virginia. "I'm calling on President Biden to stop this all out war on West Virginia by his federal agencies," Gov. Justice said. "It's so blatantly targeted at our state and our people because we happen to disagree on political issues. It's just plai  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) announced today that 69 communities will receive over $15.6 million in grant funding as part of the second phase of the State's Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program (DLAP). The funding represents a significant step forward in the state's ongoing efforts to address   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 1 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The Wyoming Department of Education seeks public comment on proposed standards for Math, Science, Computer Science, Physical Education, Health and Safety, and Fine & Performing Arts. Public comment can be submitted through online survey, virtual session, or written comment, by 11:59 p.m. on March 21. The public can attend a virtual public comment session to provide verbal input.   more