WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on May 21, 2024: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News At the Pentagon today, the Defense Department recognized the top-level performance of more than two dozen department and service employees who work in the sexual assault prevention and response community. * * * I am in awe of each of you who bring this work to life; you play a critical role in tackling one of the department's toughest challenges. ... This can be really d  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 22 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, recently passed a measure to allow the creation of digital drivers' licenses and state IDs in Illinois, utilizing modern technology to streamline transportation. "Creating digital drivers' licenses is an important step in streamlining Illinois transportation," Buckner said. "We have the necessary technology to give people new options for showing identification, and it's t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 20-state lawsuit challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Park Service Yellowstone National Park issued the following news release: On Sept. 3-5, 2024, the 16th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will take place in Big Sky, Montana. This year's conference will focus on advancing conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). Sponsored by Yellowstone Forever, the conference will highlight scientific study in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the efforts of the Gr  more