BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, April 12 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained together on F-16 multirole fighters on Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Army EOD technicians from the 764th Ordnance Company (EOD) honed their skills together on the high-performance aircraft with Air Force EOD techs from the 140th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight unit. A highly maneuverab  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers. These discharges are for borrowers who signed up for President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit and as a result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) fo  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 18 other state attorneys general are opposing a new federal program that promotes aggressive enforcement of "red flag" gun-confiscation laws. Yost and his counterparts argue in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, launched in March by the Department of Justice, undermines the Secon  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 10 Montana counties of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Montana private nonprofit organizations of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred April 10 - 26, 2023. Private nonprofits that provide essent  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2024-03 (Politicalmeetings.com, LLC) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-03/) On April 11, the Commission made public two draft advisory opinions (Revised Draft A and Draft B) . * * * Enforcement The Co  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 12 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: To tackle growing emission rates from automobiles and trucks, State Senator Rachel Ventura spearheaded legislation through the Senate that would create a grant for local governments to help mitigate the impact of climate change. "By encouraging local governments to plant native trees and grasses, which are proven to help mitigate climate change through carbon capture, we can aid the process of healing o  more

HELENA, Montana, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the U.S. Department of the Air Force has selected the Montana Air National Guard's 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls as the first base to receive the new C-130J model Super Hercules cargo aircraft. The 120th will receive eight of the new aircraft as a one-for-one replacement of existing C-130Hs. The C-130J improves on the C-130H with addition  more

HELENA, Montana, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte joined 21 governors in criticizing an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to mandate new air quality standards that ignore concerns from western states and raise costs for Montana businesses and families. "The Biden administration continues to prioritize its radical environmental agenda over the needs of hardworking businesses and work  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his Administration: * Amanda S. Jacobsen, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea * Christophe Andre Tocco, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania * Shirley Sagawa, Nominee to   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. As the Biden-Harris administration invests in ways for forests to generate more economic opportunity in rural areas, it also aims to support the quality of life in those communities throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. The program was reauthorized for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fiscal year 2023 funds will be   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on April 11, 2024, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Heather M. Cahoon, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2024, vice Eric Drake Eberhard, term expired. * Heather M. Cahoon, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation fo  more