ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor drew inspiration from a federal judge blocking a federal rule yesterday that tried to coerce state highway departments to measure and reduce CO2 emissions on roadways. The 21-state coalition led by Kentucky challenged the Federal Highway Administration's rule in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. "This rule is mo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * Following an order by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement praising the court's order, which declared unlawful a final rule of the Federal Highway Administration that would require states to set declining targets for tailpipe CO2 emissions from vehicles on the National Highway System.   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, dep  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 4 -- Air University issued the following news: By Robert Dantzler, Air University Public Affairs It's not common to have two spouses going through military training at the same time, but Jeffrey and Melinda Benson are living out that experience at Air University's Officer Training School. The Benson's were married on Halloween, October 31st, 2012. Both were serving on active duty at the time, but after numerous joint spouse application denials due to manning restri  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Bradley J. Clark, 908th Airlift Wing The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing's MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024. "I'm really excited!" exclaimed 908th Airlift Wing Commander, Col. Christopher Lacouture. "This day marks the start of something  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: In one of Attorney General Gentner Drummond's many efforts to push back against the Biden Administration's ceaseless attacks on the oil and gas industry, a federal judge on Monday blocked a highway emissions rule that sought to drive gas-powered cars off the road. Drummond and 20 other state attorneys general had joined Kentucky in challenging a Federal Highway Admi  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Billy Blankenship, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Air University instituted a new wargame into Squadron Officer School curriculum during the March 2024 class 24C session. Called OPLAN ORANGE, the Southwest Pacific focused environment includes multi-phase, real-world challenges in the South China Sea, with proactive and reactive agile combat employment implementation, includ  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 4 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on April 3, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works  more