MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 11 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on May 10, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey, upon the Legislature's passage of the Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2025, issued the following statement: "Ensuring every Alabama student receives a quality education is my number one priority, and I am proud we are once again, for a sixth straight year, investing a record amount in education. "From fully funding critical programs like the Literacy and Nume  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 11 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on May 10, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed Senate Bill 186, sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr, to protect the integrity of Alabama elections by banning the use of ranked-choice voting. Instead of being able to vote for a single candidate, ranked-choice voting offers voters a choice of candidates to rank in order of preference. Candidates who receive 50 percent or more votes win automatically.   more

ABERDEEN, Maryland, May 11 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: By Rachel Ponder Four Soldiers and one civilian were honored during the quarterly installation retirement ceremony at the APG post theater April 25, 2024. The five retirees had a combined service time of more than 113 years. The ceremony's host was the Director of the Network-Cross Functional Team, Maj. Gen. Jeth B. Rey. He was accompanied by the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the N-CFT, Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Parker.  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Under President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of nearly $411,000 for Alabama through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure   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

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a 14-state coalition in filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit a petition for review against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The petition challenges the EPA's final rule amending its Risk Management Program (RMP) under the Clean Air Act. The rule places onerous accident prevention program req  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

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