WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program May 10, 2024. "The FY 2024 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues this administration's ongoing commitment to fund crucial infrastructure projects and build resilience in a changing climate. Its investments in our coastal ports and inland waterways wil  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling levees along the Mississippi River twice weekly until the water level d  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, May 15 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded nearly $600,000 to four communities across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee in its fourth round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program is made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in America agenda. "The Strategic Planning Program gives   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

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 15 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorneys General Liz Murrill (Louisiana) and Lynn Fitch (Mississippi) filed suit today challenging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) attempt to hijack the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to promote the Biden administration's effort to impose a national abortion regime. In their suit, the Attorneys General explain how the Pregnant Workers Fairn  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order of default judgment against four individuals and five companies (nine defendants): of Brandon, Mississippi; of Ukraine; of Duluth, Georgia; of Grand Island, New York and/or Fort Erie, Canada; , a New Hampshire LLC; ,  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

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 15 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Dr. Michelle R. Johnston president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), effective June 1, 2024. Johnston currently serves as president of the College of Coastal Georgia, a position she's held since July 2018. Prior to joining Coastal Georgia, Johnston spent more than 20 years in higher education adm  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