MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 10 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey today signed the "Working for Alabama" legislative package into law. This ambitious package of bills is aimed at transforming Alabama's workforce and getting more Alabamians trained for skilled, high-paying jobs, streamlining Alabama's economic development efforts and investing into Alabama communities, especially those in rural areas. Joining Governor Ivey at today's bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded four new grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to develop workforce capacity plans in key industries-- cybersecurity, infrastructure, geographical information systems (GIS) development and housing. The grants, awarded through ARC's Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, are: * $500,000 to   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Missi Holcomb, assistant vice president, Federal Reserve Financial Service (FRFS) Employee Experience, has been promoted to vice president, FRFS Talent Management and Cross-District Partnerships and Administration. She assumed her new role April 16. Holcomb will continue to lead efforts that promote a strong employee experience and culture within FRFS. She will also oversee collabo  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * OSHA creates two regions to reflect changing demographics, population, areas of need * * * The Department of Labor today announced strategic changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regional operations designed to direct its resources effectively and make the agency more resilient. The changes include  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unconstitutional power plant rule that threatens the reliability of energy production nationwide. The new regulations include costly and unattainable emissions standards, such as unrealistic compliance timelines, in an attempt to kill coal-fired units while endangering the construction of natural gas plants  more

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Alabama, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: The U.S. Army Materiel Command recently recognized 11 professionals as Employees of the Quarter, for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, and one Army Contracting Command-Rock Island employee was among those selected. Danielle Gainey, who was recognized for her work as a branch chief in the center's Power Projection & Base Readiness Directorate, led her teams supporting three major areas: the Ar  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 25 states in a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review and declare unlawful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released rule on existing coal, natural gas, and oil-fired power plants. The rule would force power plants fueled by coal, oil, or natural gas to capture smokestack emissio  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 25-state lawsuit challenging the Biden EPA's new mandate that threatens existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The mandate forces coal and natural-gas power plants to use unproven technology or face mass shutdowns. Biden's mandate will force Iowans to pay more for electricity and grapple with California-style blac  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 10 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Hadiyah Brendel A Uniformed Services University (USU) associate professor and program director of the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Lt. Col. Regina Owen, has been selected to receive prestigious recognition for her exceptional contributions to the field. Owen was named as the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Leadershi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a 24-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to permanently cut all funding to the terrorist-embedded United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA"). On October 7, 2023, dozens of UNRWA staff participated in the largest attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust. UNRWA's ties to terrorism are not just the work of a fe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced his office entered into settlements with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "wireless carriers"), which resolve an investigation into the wireless carriers' advertising practices. The settlements were joined   more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today secured more than $10.22 million from AT&T Mobility, LLC and its subsidiary Cricket Wireless, LLC (AT&T); T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile); and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon), for deceptively marketing wireless service   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release: Two years ago, in one of the first actions of the reignited Biden Cancer Moonshot, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announced a call to action on cancer screenings. Over the course of the pandemic, Americans collectively missed nearly 10 million recommended cancer screenings. The President and First Lady have made it a priority to increase awareness and utilization of critic  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, May 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Senior Airman Greydon Furstenau Military and civilian leaders from across the Department of the Air Force recently convened at Air University to discuss the emerging role of artificial intelligence in future warfighting. These discussions took place at the Air University Symposium, "Harnessing AI for Information Advantage" event, hosted at Maxwell Air Force Base May 1-2. The symposium focused primarily on the pot  more