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News Tipoffs - Iowa Editors Newsletter for Sunday June 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Colorado DNR Announces Promotions, Staff: Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Policy Director, Assistant Director for Water and Others
DENVER, Colorado, June 8 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced promotions and the addition of new staff members joining its Department to assist with its mission to manage and conserve Colorado's natural resources. Additions and changes include: Carly Jacobs, Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Romero-Heaney, Deputy Policy Director, Nate Pearson, Assistant Director for Water, Al  more

Iowa Agriculture Dept.: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Sioux County Dairy, Additional Response Measures and Requests of USDA Announced
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a herd of dairy cattle in Sioux County, Iowa. Additionally, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is making several requests of USDA to aid affected dairy  more

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig Honors the Streit Family With the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
WEST BEND, Iowa, June 8 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 7, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig honored the Streit Family from Palo Alto County with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award during an event at the family's farm near West Bend on Friday, June 7. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke presented the award on behalf of Secretary Naig. Streit Livestock Inc. was established in 1992 by Tony and Diane Streit. The farm has been in th  more

IOWA DOT: DBE GOALS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED AVIATION PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS
AMES, Iowa, June 8 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold two public input sessions related to Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) triennial goals for Federal Aviation Administration-funded aviation projects. In establishing a three-year goal, the Iowa DOT seeks input on: * the goal-setting process * information concerning the availability of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged  more

Texas Gov. Abbott, THECB Announce Inaugural Members Of Healthcare Workforce Task Force
AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today announced the inaugural members of the Healthcare Workforce Task Force. The task force will address healthcare workforce shortages in Texas to meet the demands of our growing state and provide students with the skills they need to succeed. "Health professionals across Texas work tirelessly to meet the needs o  more

USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidiz  more