DES MOINES, Iowa, May 11 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the launch of the Attorney General's office's statewide antisemitism task force in a press conference at the Iowa Holocaust Memorial. The task force is made up of 14 local leaders in state government, law enforcement, and Iowa's Jewish community. "Antisemitic hate has no home in Iowa," said Attorney General Bird. "My office is l  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 11 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on May 10, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court dismissing (https://governor.iowa.gov/media/307/download?inline) the class action lawsuit regarding the canceling of federal pandemic assistance: "During the pandemic, the federal government attempted to pay able-bodied people to stay home instead of seeking employment to keep our economy on track  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency's Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on May 9, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the World Food Prize laureate ceremony: * * * MS HUSAIN: Hello, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2024 World Food Prize laureate announcement. My name is Mashal Husain and I serve as the chief operating officer for our foundation. Today marks a milestone occasion at the World Food Prize Foundation as we proudly commemorate two decades of unwavering partnershi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. "The 161 high school seniors selected for the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Presidential Scholars represent the best of our nation's schools and inspire hope in the bright future of   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: To help provide consistency, clarity and transparency to landowners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized new regulations that will utilize effective use of conservation easements to support landowners' property rights while ensuring conservation of natural resources in the prairie pothole region of the United States. The final rule formalizes the existing p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review and declare unlawful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The rule would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack e  more