ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following analysis on Feb. 22, 2024, by senior economist Charles S. Gascon and research associate Joseph Martorana: * * * Tight labor market conditions over the past few years have been advantageous for workers. Many have benefited from plentiful job opportunities and strong wage gains as the U.S. economy experienced a strong recovery from the COVID-19 recession. For example, the unemployment rate went from a mor  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) belatedly announced a final rule authorizing year-round sales of E15, with additional delays, in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin: "EPA's final rule authorizing year-round E15 sales i  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Feb. 23 -- Air University issued the following news: By A1C Tyrique Barquet, Lemay Center PA Some say he had no business being as patient and kind-hearted as he was after seeing what he saw in the Vietnam war. Some might have even called his work ethic and dedication to his country irrational after everything he had been through. But to the late Ret. Col. Henry Fowler it was just service to the country that had given him so much. Fowler, who was a distinguished Vietnam w  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Helen Nguyen, 31, of Culver City, California, was sentenced February 21, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Nguyen to 66 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Nguyen'  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Gary Pope II, 42, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced February 21, 2024, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Pope to 87 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Pope's release from prison, he will begin a three-year t  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Chad Watkins, 55th Wing Public Affairs Airman 1st Class Romario Samuels became a U.S. citizen on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Offutt Air Force Base in record time due to collaboration between the 55th Wing Staff Judge Advocate office and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. Over one year ago, JA and the USCIS entered a joint venture to streamline the process for mi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its proposed rule, "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper." The letter, which was led by the State of Kansas, urges the federal agency to withdraw the rule. On December 6, 2023, the EPA released the proposed rule. According to the attorneys general, the rule "requires no  more