PORTLAND, Oregon, June 29 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Brig. Gen. William C. "Bill" Hannan, Jr. assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division in a ceremony at Bonneville Lock and Dam on the Columbia River today. Brig. Gen. Geoff Van Epps, who led the division since 2021, relinquished command to Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy Chief of Engineers and deputy commanding general of the U.S. Arm  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024) Focuses on Empowering Next Generation of Researchers to Advance U.S. Leadership in the Clean Energy Transition * * * Today, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced approximately $11.5 million in funding through its new Inspir  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 28 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with a 20-state coalition of state attorneys general, is strongly urging the United States Senate to pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, or the ICC Act. The legislation, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis, deters the International Criminal Court from further efforts to assert unlawful authority. Attorney Gen  more

JOHNSTON, Iowa, June 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division hosted its third annual Family Summit at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, June 27, bringing together families from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota representing 41 loved ones lost to a fentanyl poisoning. "This is a somber day," DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Steven  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen is applauding data from Nebraska's 2023 Statistical Report of Abortions indicating a nearly nine percent drop from 2022. The decrease follows the 2023 passage of LB574's Preborn Child Protection Act, banning abortions after 12 weeks of gestation, unless certain exceptions apply. It was signed into law May 22, 2023. "This is a tremendous start to ending abortion in Nebraska  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen commended the 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the Chevron deference doctrine, which broadly required courts to defer to a federal regulatory agency's own interpretation of laws passed by the people's representatives in Congress. Conservative legal scholars and critics of unaccountable federal overreach have for decades called for Chevron   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: President Biden's unlawful LNG ban has now hit Ukraine in the middle of its war with Russia. Ukraine struck a major LNG deal with Virginia-based Venture Global, which has multiple facilities in Louisiana. This deal with Venture Global's Plaquemines facility would allow Ukraine to purchase up to two million metric tons of gas each year to power the country, and bring millions of dollars of rev  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Clint Huss, 47, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced June 27, 2024, in federal court in Omaha for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Huss to 151 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Huss's release from prison, he w  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Alexis Rodriguez, 22, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced June 26, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Rodriguez to 108 months' imprisonment. There is no pa  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Maintenance Group welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 27, 2024, inside Bennie L. Davis Maintenance Facility dock 1. Col. Robert Clement relinquished command of the 55th MXG and Col. Kenneth Fetters assumed command. "Change of commands are bittersweet, saying goodbye to the unit, the peop  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Sparks, Nevada, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Failure to Appear. The sentencing took place on June 24, 2024. Dawn E  more