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

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The House today advanced two bills to protect Colorado's air and water. HB24-1235, sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Shannon Bird, would protect communities from aviation lead and noise pollution. SB24-081, sponsored by Representatives Cathy Kipp and Manny Rutinel, would help prevent highly toxic chemicals from seeping into our environment and negatively affecting Coloradans  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 16 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Planters have started to roll across the state with   more

PARSONS, Kansas, April 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly visited Tank Connection in Parsons today to officially honor the company for being named the 2023 Governor's Exporter of the Year. Tank Connection, a global leader in dry bulk and liquid storage systems, exports to 64 countries across six continents. "As Exporter of the Year, Tank Connection is showing the world what separates Kansas from the pack," Governor Laura   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Bill 2536, establishing the Support, Opportunity, Unity, and Legal (SOUL) family legal permanency option, a fourth pathway for children 16 years or older in foster care to obtain legal permanency via a custodian of their choice. "Every child deserves to live in a safe household with responsible adults who care about their well-being," Governor Lau  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co. and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-197 ** E002/C-23-424 Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Formal Complaint and Request for Relief by the Minnesota Solar Advocates. Should the Commission grant Minnesota Solar Advocates' (MSA) petition for reconsideration  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

MORRISON, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennesse National Guard issued the following news release: Tennessee National Guardsmen from Warren County received a new home during a ceremony on April 13. The Tennessee Military Department hosted a ribbon-cutting and dedication for a new National Guard Readiness Center, named the Major General Terry "Max" Haston National Guard Armory, along Manchester Highway between McMinnville and Morrison, on Saturday, for Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry   more