WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Create Revenue for Rural Business Owners and Farms OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new income and create   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of all Republican attorneys general in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to drop a proposed regulation that would cost meat and poultry processors millions. Under the proposed rule, the EPA will regulate meat and poultry processing plants with indirect wastewater discharges, or wastewater that goes through a city sewage treatment  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: * * * * Schrieber Foods expands investment to meet growing customer demands creating 32 new jobs * Celia Corporation, d.b.a. General Formulations, invests in equipment for increased demand, creating 52 new jobs * Packaging Compliance Labs expands Grand Rapids facility, creating 50 new jobs * Automotive supplier Future Technologies expands in Bay County, creating 10 new jobs  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Governor Whitmer signed legislation that will ensure every child within foster care receives a quality education aligned within the Michigan Merit Curriculum content standards. The governor also signed legislation to update safety standards for child car seats and restraints. "Today, we are taking more extensive action to further the safety of every Michigan child. From  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 29 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Citing the outcome as troubling on several fronts, Governor Gordon criticized the Wyoming Department of Interior's final rule released this week from the Bureau of Land Management on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation - commonly known as the methane waste prevention rule. The Governor called for more scrutiny on the rule to determine whether BLM has extended  more