HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 16 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that Phoenix, Arizona-based OMCO Solar, one of the nation's largest manufacturers of steel structures for solar panels, plans to invest over $10 million into its second production facility in Alabama, creating 70 full-time jobs in Limestone County. OMCO is leasing Building 100 in the Huntsville West Industrial Park at 7620 Greenbr  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on April 15, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Arizona. Based on the analysis contained in the EAs and the comments received during the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: State Representative Jacqueline Parker, Chairwoman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight (CEO), and Vice Chairman Austin Smith sent a letter today to Attorney General Kris Mayes urging her to initiate a quo warranto action against the City of Phoenix for violations of state law stemming from a 2023 investigation which concluded that the City's ordinance facilitating th  more

PHOENIX, April 16 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope is speaking out in response to a bogus ethics complaint, reportedly being filed today, by Arizona Senate Democrats in a desperate publicity stunt to score cheap campaign points with their radical Left base. "Shame on Arizona Senate Democrats for stooping so low in their desperate attempt to weaponize the Legislature's policies on ethics investiga  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today a $3.1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore wildlife habitat areas in six western states. This funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, which is creating good-paying jobs, advancing climate resilience and restoring our nation's lands a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 16 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final particulate matter (PM) standards rule against legal challenges. Last month, EPA finalized the rule to strengthen National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine pa  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys general and a stat  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at the L.A. Sentinel women's luncheon: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, Los Angeles. (Applause.) (Inaudible.) I am so -- I'm so happy to be able to see you, Pat and our senator, and I just -- I wanted to stop by. It wasn't planned. We kind of thought we'd pulled it off. (Inaudible.) (Laughter.) Please have a seat. I -- I just wanted to stop by. You know, we all know what this luncheon means  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Celebrating the Strength of the U.S.-Philippines Alliance Today, President Joseph R. Biden welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. of the Philippines back to the White House. The two Presidents marked the unprecedented strength of the Alliance between the United States and the Philippines and underscored the historic achievements in bilateral relations since they last met at the White House in May 202  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, thank you -- Thursday afternoon. (Laughter.) So, a couple of things, and then we'll go into the Q&A. I -- do I -- I sound like I -- do I sound like I have an echo? Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Can we -- can we fix the sound? Does that sound -- does that sound better? Q:  more