WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on March 28, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative media briefing: * * * Thank you to our Acting Associate Attorney General, Ben Mizer. And thanks to everyone for joining us today. As you just heard, the Department of Justice has made unprecedented federal investments in community violence intervention, and the Office of Justice Prog  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following remarks on March 28, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at a Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative media briefing: * * * Thank you to our Acting Associate Attorney General, Ben Mizer. And thanks to everyone for joining us today. As you just heard, the Department of Justice has made unprecedented federal investments in community violence intervention, and  more

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

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: An extensive new study reveals the growing positive economic impact of operations conducted by U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois and South Dakota, contributing $1.6 billion in economic output in fiscal year 2022 and supporting 7,242 jobs. The FY22 study shows that Fermilab creates positive direct economic impacts i  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

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating states. A  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 29 -- The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks issued the following news: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) currently has three management plans available for public comment. Deer Action Plan The South Dakota White-Tailed and Mule Deer Action plan, 2024-2028, is a document that will be utilized to guide deer management in South Dakota. The plan outlines harvest strategies to ensure sustainability of each deer species and its habitat while maintaini  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 29 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem wrote to Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) President Frank Star Comes Out and requested a meeting with him, tribal councilmembers, and his people. She requested the meeting to discuss challenges that his community faces and her call for an audit of federal dollars going to South Dakota's nine Native American tribes. "The Biden Administration is not funding  more