AMES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, May 14 Order Number ... Title ... Action taken ... Presenter D-2024-49 ... Approve Minutes of the April 9, 2024 Commission Meeting ... Approved ... Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 TD-2024-50 ... Administrative Rules - 761 IAC Chapters 529   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court docum  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Will Help Nearly 575,000 People Access Reliable Electricity and Clean Drinking Water U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 47 projects in 23 states to improve access to reliable electricity and clean drinking water for more than one million people and create good-paying jobs across the nation. The announcement was made during President   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Governor Reynolds today sent a letter co-signed with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting federal assistance for farmers whose properties were damaged or destroyed by severe weather on April 26-27, 2024. The governor issued the letter after being notified earlier in the day that a Presidential Major Di  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 15 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a coalition of 20 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to President Biden in opposition to World Health Organization (WHO) agreements that would give the organization unprecedented and unconstitutional powers over the people of the United States. The letter raised concerns with proposals that coul  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sues California to hit the brakes on its green fleet fantasy and stand up for Iowa truckers. The 17-state lawsuit challenges California's mandate that forces truck fleets, even those based outside of California, to be all-electric by 2042. The lawsuit was announced at a press conference in Ankeny, where she was joined by Scott Szymanek, chairman for the Iowa Mot  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that President Biden has approved Iowa's request for a Major Disaster Declaration. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are now authorized to provide assistance to Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, and Union Counties that were impacted by severe weather on April 26, 2024.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Reynolds today sent a letter co-signed with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting federal assistance for farmers whose properties were damaged or destroyed by severe weather on April 26-27, 2024. The governor issued the letter after being notified earlier in the day that a Presidential Major Disaste  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting May 22. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the Bridge View Conference Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa. The public can also attend via video conference or by phone. To join by video, connect with https://meet.google.com/rzo-u  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Iowa DNR Manchester Fish Hatchery staff Dan Rosauer, Aaron Schwartzhoff, Eric Bailey and Garald Rivers were recently honored by the Iowa Driftless Chapter of Trout Unlimited with their Stream Stewardship Award. The Iowa Driftless Chapter of Trout Unlimited recognizes outstanding contributions to Iowa trout conservation, education and public access. Manchester Fish Hatchery staff have helped   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and tornadoes from April 26 to April 27, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawatta  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Iowa to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and tornadoes from April 26-27, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby and Union counties.   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 15 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that South Dakota has joined 17 other states in challenging yet another example of overreach by the Biden Administration to advance radical gender ideology. "South Dakota has led the nation in ensuring fairness and equality for women in all aspects of life, and we will always strive to protect the rights of  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: 64 U.S. companies and organizations to receive nation's top export honors Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored 64 companies and organizations from across the country with the President's "E" and "E Star" Awards recognizing their contributions to increasing U.S. exports. Created in 1961 by Executive Order of the President, the President's "E" Award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can rec  more

AMES, Iowa, May 14 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on May 12, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at Iowa State University's 2024 Spring Commencement: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: I am personally thrilled to be back in Iowa. Not far from here on a very snowy, very, very cold night in January 2008, in advance of the Iowa Caucus, I went door to door canvassing for then-Senator, upstart presidential candidate Barack Obama. That's not the impo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: * * * Illegal Regulation Hurts Utahns * * * Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a recently proposed rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems." The letter, which was led by the State of West Virginia, urges the EPA to reconsider its "unlawful and ill-advised" regulation. On August 16,   more