SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Robyn Fennig, of Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Director, Hazard Mitigation at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, where she has served as Division Chief of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Division since 2023. She held several roles in the Division of Emergency Management at the Wis  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on Feb. 26, 2024, with 21 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau o  more

TEMECULA, Califronia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $366 million for 17 projects across 20 states and 30 Tribal Nations and communities to accelerate clean energy deployment in rural and remote areas across the country. This funding--made possible by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--will support a va  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on February 24, 2024. Forty-one qualified bidders including successful adopters from all over the United States attended the event. All available horses were success  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 27, 2024, by Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder: * * * MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things to pass along here at the top and then we'll get right to your questions. First, the department welcomes the Hungarian Parliament's vote this week to approve Sweden's application to join NATO, and we look forward to the Hungarian governme  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today sent a letter demanding that federal officials address a recent report that found unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the federal government are being released into unsafe situations, including into human trafficking. The attorneys general from 22 states demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Ale  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter, along with 21 other Attorneys General, demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray address a recent report issued by the HHS Office of Inspector General. The report found   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of state attorneys general in a legal brief arguing that Texas has a right to defend itself against invasion. The coalition of 24 state attorneys general, led by Kansas, filed the amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals late last week. "The federal government has abdicated its responsibility," Attorney General  more