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

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

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 27 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release: In a historic move, the South Dakota Department of Education has awarded 36 grants totaling $6.4 million to school districts to purchase innovative, industry-grade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs. "We gave schools a definite challenge to carefully examine their needs and let us know how we could help truly set their CTE programs up for long-term success. Our  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 26 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release: "Many South Dakotans dealing with flooding issues are trying to understand what their insurance will cover," said state Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman. "The Division of Insurance has online information to help answer questions." The federal National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administers flood insurance. It is different than most homeowner or dwelling polic  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 26 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release: The Department of Labor and Regulation reminds workers who have been laid off as a result of flood-related issues they may be eligible for reemployment assistance (RA) benefits. "Some businesses have been forced to close because of flooding," said state Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman. "If affected employees meet certain eligibility guidelines and monetary wage   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Vermillion, South Dakota, to support wastewater treatment facility improvements. This grant will invest in resilience to natural disasters and provide additional capacity for future industri  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