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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Cold Weather Incentive Pay Authorized for Team Minot Airmen
MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news on April 10, 2024: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Taking effect April 1, 2024, Airmen and Guardians assigned to at least a year-long tour at one of seven Air and Space Force bases where temperatures often drop to -20 degrees or colder, are eligible to receive a one-time, lump-sum bonus ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. The Cold Weather Assignment Incentiv  more

OMB Issues Statement of Administration Policy on Joint Resolution Relating to National Performance Management Measures, Assessing Performance of National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on April 10, 2024, on a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure". The resolution was introduce  more

S.D. GOV. NOEM AND COLLEAGUES OPPOSE BIDEN AND EPA'S AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
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