ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed suit against the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) over a new rule that would force agricultural employers to allow temporary foreign-migrant workers to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. "President Biden is using his Department of Labor to burden American farmers, and we're fighting back," said Carr. "At a time when every indu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Monona and Woodbury Counties in response to severe weather that occurred June 12 through 13. The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program. The Iowa Individual Assistance  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15 -- 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 two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Northwest Iowa. One case is in a Plymouth County dairy and the other is in a Sioux County dairy. * * * About HPAI HPAI is a viral disease that affects  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Education announced that it was awarded $330,843 in competitive grant funding from AmeriCorps, the federal national service and volunteerism agency. The grant will fund and expand Iowa's successful "Course to College" postsecondary education coaching program through its Bureau of Iowa College Aid, which has supported high school and college students in accessing and succeeding  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Iowa Workforce Development and the Iowa Department of Education today announced the winners of the Build Iowa's Future Design Challenge, an opportunity for K-12 students to create innovative projects, connect to rewarding careers and compete for up to $1,000 awards for their schools. First-place awards of $1,000 each will be made to the following schools for outstanding submissions by th  more