LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following State of the State address on April 10, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the State of the State Address after the convening of the 94th General Assembly Fiscal Session on Wednesday, April 10th. The Governor's remarks as prepared are below: Speaker Shepherd, President Hester, Constitutional Officers, members of the Supreme Court, distinguished Members of the General Assembly,   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release: Andre Pride will spend the next 151 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by Chief United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker. Chief Judge Baker sentenced Pride to 151 months imprisonmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * $55M awarded to 16 colleges in 14 states; select grantees to share remaining $10M * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $65 million in grants to 16 colleges in 14 states to expand their capacity to provide training to meet the skill development needs of employers and help students obtain good jobs. Administered by th  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Biden-Harris Administration today announced nearly $830 million in grant awards for 80 projects nationwide that will help states and local communities save taxpayers money while strengthening surface-transportation systems and making them more resilient to extreme weather events worsened by the climate crisis, flooding, sea-level rise, heat wave  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following article on April 10, 2024: * * * Agriculture Workers Across the Eighth District By Nathan Jefferson and Jack Fuller One of the most important economic developments of the past few years is the prevalence of labor shortages. While the exact details have varied across geographies and industries, some degree of labor market tightness has been felt almost everywhere in the U.S. The agricultural sector in   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration's hidden subsidy for electric vehicles and to defend ethanol. In his most recent assault on gas vehicles, President Biden is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six times. This illegal bolstering of electric vehicles negatively affects car owners,  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 21 of her fellow Republican governors urged the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden Administration to pause implementation of the PM2.5 rule under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. "I joined my colleagues in this letter because this shortsighted ridiculous rule will crush South Dakota farmers, manufacturers and their empl  more