JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: More than 13 years into her Air Force career, Tech. Sgt. Jenna Farthing is finally right where she wants to be: she lives less than 150 miles from her extended family, a luxury for most who serve on active duty. As the Operations Support Flight Chief for the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Training Squadron, she loves her job and the Airmen she works a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 state attorneys general in opposing the White House's recent decision to defer removing Palestinians from the United States. Earlier this year, President Biden ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop removing Palestinians subject to removal orders. The President purportedly ordered the deferral due to "humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian te  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, and U.S Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Arbona, AFRS command chief, welcomed 36 educators, civic leaders, and influencers from across the nation to Joint Base San Antonio June 10-14, 2024. The educational tour was designed to provide a comprehensive look at   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, alongside 10 other states, secured a nationwide injunction to block Biden's illegal student debt cancellation. Attorney General Bird released the following statement: "I am glad the district court ruled to block Biden's illegal student debt cancellation and protect American families' hard-earned money as we continue to make our case in court.  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter on behalf of 20 state attorneys general supporting the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act), legislation sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) to protect American civil and military officials from unlawful prosecutions by the International Criminal Court (ICC): "A  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced his support for S. 4484, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act), joining a 20-state coalition of attorneys general in a letter to United States Senate leadership. This legislation aims to shield American civil and military officials from unlawful prosecutions by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The House c  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for Iowa state parks and related programs. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the opportunity for meaningful input. The Iowa DNR has rev  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting eight meetings in Western Iowa to discuss the status of the region's deer herd as population levels have fallen in recent years. The meetings are open to the public. State wildlife experts say there are likely multiple factors that have contributed to the decline in the number of deer on the landscape and it might ta  more

LENEXA, Kansas, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Supplemental funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more opportunities for cleanups in Iowa communities * * * Today, at a brownfield site in Clinton, Iowa, EPA Region 7 Brownfields and Land Revitalization Branch Supervisor Stanley Walker presented a $3 million ceremonial check to the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA) in Iowa to supp  more

BERKELEY, California, June 27 -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic normalized remote work and turned Zoom into a global juggernaut, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) employees have been telecommuting. Back in January 1997, when Joseph Metzger joined ESnet, 60% of ESnet employees were already doing so one to three days a week from the dedicated "teleworking center" in Livermore, Calif  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for help with its annual wild turkey production survey. During the months of July and August wild turkey sightings are recorded to estimate this year's nesting rates and nest success. Participation is easy - just note the date and county in which the turkey was seen, if it was an adult female or adult male - males have bear  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The White House issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes beginning on June 16, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Cla  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Iowa businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzmanannounced. The declaration covers Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux counties as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line wind  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today provided an update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) state response measures, including announcing new testing requirements for dairy cattle participating in Iowa fairs and exhibitions. He also reiterated his request to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for resources for impacted farmers, and extended his apprec  more

BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: From Apr. 29 - May 31, members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force - including the USMS, Des Moines County Sheriff's Office, Burlington Police Department, Fort Madison Police Department, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Iowa Department of Corrections High Risk Unit, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations - joined forces with law enforcem  more

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, June 27 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Danielle Rose, Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs For three days from June 28-30, 50 women are slated to gather in Greeley, Colorado to compete in the 2024 Miss Colorado USA Pageant, one contestant being U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Brianna Guillory, 4th Space Operations Squadron wideband engineer. From Iowa, Louisiana, a small town of less than 3,500 people, Guillory grew   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $790,000 grant to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in Perkins, Oklahoma, to help develop and implement disaster recovery and resiliency strategies. This grant will support the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and tribal partners across the state by providing technical ass  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The flooding broke records in at least 10 places after 8-10 inches of rain fell in just three days around Sioux Falls. The West Fork Vermillion River near Parker, South Dakota (with data back to 1962) was 2 feet higher than its previous record from 2019. Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa (with data back to 1929) was 1.88 feet higher than its previous record in 2014. This gauge als  more