MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology Eric Meiers, director of the Department of Nuclear Studies at the Air Force Institute of Technology, is the Headquarters Air Force-level winner of the 2023 Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Award, Civilian Category III of the Year. This annual award, administered by Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integratio  more

PELL CITY, Alabama, June 12 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that Allied Mineral Products LLC (Allied) is investing $23.5 million to launch an expansion of its Pell City plant that produces a variety of heat containment refractory products used in industrial applications. Allied executives and employees joined state and local officials today in groundbreaking ceremonies at the site.   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes and 42 other state attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. "Today's settlement is a significant victory for Arizonans and consumers nationwide," said Attorney General Mayes. "For decades, Johnson & Joh  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 12 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By ShaTyra Reed-Cox In one of the military's finest traditions, Soldiers, leaders, Families and friends of the 410th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), welcomed back an exceptional leader and bid farewell to another during a change of command ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater, here, June 11. Col. Kenneth Bulthuis assumed command from Col. Daphne Austin in a ceremony officiated by Brig. Ge  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon's arrival at Arnold Air Force Base evoked a feeling he experienced only one other time in his nearly 30-year Air Force career. The first time Gordon experienced the sentiment was in 2011 after he and his wife deboarded a plane in Honolulu, Hawaii, prior to the start of his Air Force assig  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - May 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent in May and 3.2 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly increase in the  more

ANNISTON, Alabama, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: On June 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 60-day public comment period for the Proposed Plan with cleanup alternatives for Operable Unit 4 (OU4) for the Anniston PCB Site (the Site) in Anniston, Alabama. The public comment period will begin June 1, 2024, and end July 30, 2024. Public meetings to explain the Proposed Plan will be offered on June 18 and July 23,  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on June 12, 2024, on the Right to IVF Act (S. 4445), which was introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, and 46 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 4445, the Right to IVF Act. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, it paved the way for Republican elected officials' extreme, out-of-touch agenda,  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on June 11, 2024, on the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8070), which was introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, and 14 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports enactment of a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for a 64th consecutive year and is grateful for the strong, bipa  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing more than $14 million in Clean Vessel Act grants to improve water quality and increase opportunities for fishing, shellfish harvests and safe swimming in the nation's waterways. By helping recreational boaters properly dispose of sewage, this year's grants will improve conditions for local communities, wildlife and recr  more