MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: To streamline cultural competence education for the Total Force at an accelerated rate, the Air Force Culture and Language Center modified its Developing Cultural Competence (DCC) course from a projected completion time of 2.5 hours to 60 minutes while maintaining the course's academic integrity. In his introductory message to all Airmen, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David A  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 5 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Toyota is expanding the production capabilities at its Huntsville engine factory with a $282 million investment project that will create more than 350 high-quality jobs with long-term stability. The growth project pushes the total investment in Toyota Alabama to more than $1.7 billion and affirms the automaker's commitment to reinvesting profits in its U.S. operati  more

JEMISON, Alabama, June 5 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey joined the leaders of Alabama Mineral Springs LLC today to celebrate the company's ambitious five-year project to sustainably distribute mineral-rich water from a free-flowing spring in Chilton County. Alabama Mineral Springs LLC is officially starting production today at a $6 million bottling plant at the location where natural spring water was first discovered around 165 years ago. The  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 6 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news: Secretary of State Wes Allen is exposing federal policies that provide voter registration forms to non-citizens and, additionally, cause voter registration information to be mailed to deceased individuals. "We have received complaints from concerned Alabama voters who received voter registration forms in the mail addressed to a deceased relative," he said. "Those voter registration mailings are not coming   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news on June 4, 2024: * * * Note to editors and reporters: Video b-roll of a CCBHC (4 minutes, 41 seconds) and an explainer video "What is a CCBHC? (50 seconds) " are available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through th  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 6 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Illinois has been selected as one of ten states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designed to expand and improve access to coordinated mental health care and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week. "This announcement builds on the substantial progress my administratio  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on June 4, 2024, on June 4, 2024, on securing the southwest border: * * * There are more people around the world who are displaced from their homes today than at any point in time since World War II. Many factors have contributed to this problem. Failing regimes and dire economic conditions afflict many countries, including several in the Western Hemisphere. Violence linked to transnational criminal organizations has displ  more

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Alabama, June 5 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Glenn More than 600 employees have participated in the Army Sustainment Command's Journey to Leadership Tier II program based at Rock Island Arsenal since its inception in 2005, and three Army Contracting Command-Rock Island employees can count themselves among those ranks, having graduated from the program on May 2. Daniel Drumm, lead administrative officer, Katie Morris, contrac  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: As part of the process mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 59 endangered or threatened fish, wildlife, and plants. The public is invited to provide information and comments concerning these species on or before August 5, 2024. However, the Service encourages the submission of new info  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a Petition for Review in Nebraska v EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The coalition of States are challenging a new EPA rule that forces the trucking industry to expedite its rollout of electric vehicles to replace more gas-powered engines. In this court filing, the coalition of attorneys general asks the federal appeals court to review the E  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Representative, and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, supporting the Accounting for the Uses, Disbursements, and Income on our Taxes at EPA Act (H.R. 8395) - the AUDIT EPA Act. The letter was led by West Virginia and co-signed by a coalition of States. According to the U.S. House of Representatives, this pr  more