JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Joseph Gardner relinquished command of the 106th Theater Signal Brigade to Col. Chante Pondexter at a change of command ceremony on July 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Presiding over the ceremony was Col. (P) Eric J. Van Den Bosch, commander of 7th Signal Command (Theater) and deputy commander of U.S. Army Network Enterprise  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District invites the public to participate in an informational virtual public meeting regarding the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project. Meeting Details: * Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 * Time: 6:00 PM (central) * Location: Virtual Meeting * Meeting Link: Please visit  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 9 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a 23-state coalition of attorneys general opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans. This time, the administration is weaseling its way into laundry rooms in an attempt to further its radical energy policies by implementing harmful and costly standards on washing machines. Atto  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak and states impressed by positive response to new service * * * Preliminary figures from the first full month of state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago show a ridership of greater than 18,500. That is an average of about 300 passengers aboard each of the eastbound and westbound trains operated daily by Amtrak under contracts with Wisconsin, Minnesota   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * WHO: U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission WHAT: The department will join the EEOC for a series of online webinars on Tuesdays and Thursdays in August as the nation marks Breastfeeding Awareness month. The series begins with an initial review of federal maternal health laws on Thursday, Aug. 1 (https://events.gcc  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 organizations to receive over $3.6 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said   more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Building partnerships between a military installation and the local city fosters collaboration and mutual support that drives Air Power. At Keesler, the Honorary Commander Program bridges the gap between the community and the installation, allowing community members to gain insights into the installatio  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 25 other state attorneys general filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court to oppose the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. Drummond urged the Court to review the policy because it infringes on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public tr  more