RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: 47th Medical Group (MDG) Airmen bid farewell to Col. Angela Lacek and welcomed new commander, Col. Kelly Vermillion, during a change of command ceremony here, July 9, 2024. Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, presided over the ceremony, expressing his gratitude towards both commanders of the 47th MDG and his confidence in their leadership. "Col. Lacek's  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is proposing to restore and reconnect fragmented habitat in the northern Ivanpah Valley for the threatened desert tortoise in and around the Large-Scale Translocation Site, a 40 square-mile area of tortoise habitat that was fenced in 1996 to experimentally relocate desert tortoises displaced by development or abandon  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborato  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, July 9, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would award $5 million in grants to establish four new Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Control Infrastructure Technologies and a national clearinghouse for new and emerging stormwater control technologies. The Centers of Excellence will play an important ro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Bank nearly doubles funding for California affordable housing projects in 2024, helping address affordable housing crisis * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $49.3 million in affordable housing grants to California-based housing developers through its Affordable Housing Progr  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds, 47th Flying Training Wing 47th Medical Group (MDG) Airmen bid farewell to Col. Angela Lacek and welcomed new commander, Col. Kelly Vermillion, during a change of command ceremony here, July 9, 2024. Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, presided over the ceremony, expressing his gratitude towards both comm  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 10 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Online businesses cannot be allowed to evade state consumer protection laws that help level the playing field for everyday consumers against big corporations. But the lower court in this case essentially found that because online companies do business everywhere, they can be held accountable nowhere. I was proud to stand with AG Ford and these 29 other Attorneys General in  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: From Monday, July 15th, to Wednesday, July 17th, the President will travel to Texas and Nevada. On Monday, July 15th, the President will travel to Austin, Texas. The President will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act during a visit to the LBJ Presidential Library. On Monday, July 15th, the President will also travel to Las Vegas, Nevada. On Tuesday, July 16th, the President will deliver remarks duri  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 11 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 9, 2024 at a campaign event at Resorts World Las Vegas: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Maya? (Applause.) Well, hello, Las Vegas. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Oh, it's good to be back. It's good to be back. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Indeed. And we are going to work over these next hundred and -- I think it's eighteen or nin  more