DENVER, Colorado, June 4 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed legislation to provide a state income tax subtraction on the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for AmeriCorps members. With the signing of House Bill 24-1240, Colorado becomes just the sixth state in the nation to alleviate this financial burden for AmeriCorps alumni. This legislation, championed by the Polis-Primavera administration and supported by bipartisa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "May 2024 will go into the history book  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 3 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 2, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds authorized a disaster proclamation for Cherokee County, Iowa effective immediately through July 2, 2024. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock. This proclamation allows state resources from Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and other agencies to  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Kossuth and O'Brien counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 31. The governor's proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Common Sense Institute Iowa's study finding that recent tax cuts will create approximately 6,800 jobs in 2025, contribute to $1.72 billion in GDP growth in 10 years, and increase disposable personal income for Iowans by $3 billion over the next decade: "Despite challenging national headwinds, Iowa's economy is steady  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 27 state attorneys general are defending American firearms manufacturers from the Mexican government's attempt to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In a petition filed last week, Drummond asked the US. Supreme  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 4 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 23 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Internal Health Regulations (IHR) and a new pandemic treaty. "South Dakota came out of the pandemic with the strongest economy in America, not because we listened to the World Health Organization - but because we trusted our people  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following agency statement on June 3, 2024: * * * We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on a proposed habitat conservation plan amendment for the Great Pathfinder Wind Project in Hamilton and Boone counties, Iowa. The plan accompanies an application to amend an Endangered Species Act permit for Great Pathfinder Wind LLC that would add authorization of incidental t  more