KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Kansas City District issued the following news release: By Christine E. Paul, Public Affairs Specialist One of the biggest challenges our nation's servicemembers and their families face is moving from installation to installation across the country, sometimes across the world, every couple of years. To help reduce the stress and uncertainty that servicemembers and their families can experience during a permanent change of stati  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Griffin: '[Y]et again a federal court has stopped the Biden-Harris administration from going around Congress' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block Joe Biden's unconstitutional rewrite of Title IX that would allow biological males in female spaces. "This is a huge win for women and girls across the country. The Court recognized that Joe Biden's plan to allow biological males into female spac  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares and 24 other States have filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule imposing burdensome regulations on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declin  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Agricultural & Small Business Development Authority will begin accepting applications Aug. 1 * * * The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) will begin accepting applications for a new program supporting beginning farmers in Missouri starting Aug. 1. A farm owner may qualify for a deduction from their Missouri adjusted gross income   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) has announced that the City of Columbia Water Treatment Plant has been awarded the 2023 Community Water Fluoridation 50 Year Award from the American Dental Association (ADA), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for continuously adjusti  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting the public to join the discussion on priority unfunded transportation needs in their areas. Missouri's transportation system is a tremendous asset, including 33,811 miles of roads and 10,392 bridges and culverts, making it one of the largest of any state in the nation. MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a d  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 20 bipartisan governors joined in urging Congress to pass the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (HR 7906). The legislation would strengthen the ability of Tribes to collect child support by providing them another tool to do so. The letter was written to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House   more

DENVER, Colorado, July 25 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Marika Frady to the El Paso County Court in the 4th Judicial District. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Dennis L. McGuire to the District Court in the 4th Judicial District and is effective immediately. Ms. Frady is the owner of The Frady Law Firm, a position she has held since 2013. Her practice consists of   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news brief on July 24, 2024: * * * Date of Action: July 19, 2024 Type of Action: Default judgment Company/Owners: Virtual Matrix Corp. Suman Thotakura Virtual Matrix 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Resolution: A default judgment entered by the U.S. District Court of Minnesota on July 19, 2024, orders Virtual Matrix Corp. and Suman Thotakura to restore $24,847 in employees' volunt  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn has declared a Crisis Exemption through Section 18 of the EPA's Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). MDA received EPA concurrence for the crisis declaration, allowing the use of Intrepid 2F(R) Insecticide to mitigate armyworms in Missouri rice. The Crisis Exemption went into effect July 18 in the following Missouri c  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Agriculture Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA) Program announces recipients of spay and neuter grants. Grant funds are designated to eligible organizations that provide low-cost spaying and/or neutering of dogs and cats for individuals who could not normally afford those services. Donations from the sale of "I'm Pet Friendly" specialty license plates generate  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- Missouri Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: * * * "OSHA Mandate Threatens Our Communities and First Responders" * * * Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is standing up for volunteer firefighters and other first responders vital to the safety of Missouri communities. In opposition to a massive unfunded mandate from the federal government, Ashcroft joined other lawmakers across the country in challenging a proposed rule from  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * NSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security, international collaboration * * * BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The U.S. National Science Foundation picked Texas A&M University today to be part of a comprehensive national project to keep sensitive American research out of the hands of foreign entities. The NSF announced the five-year, $67 million investment  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) ($50 million to University of Washington and $17 million to Texas A&M University). Research security is a concern because some foreign entities attempt to unethically or even unlawfully access and use U.S. research. As m  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Missouri to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding from May 19-27, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Barry, Butler, Carter, Howell, New Madrid, Ripley, Scott,  more

STUTTGART, Germany, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson ACCRA, Ghana - U.S. Army Sgt. Brielle Marman, a dental assistant with the North Dakota National Guard, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant during a special ceremony at 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana. The promotion was officiated by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, the commanding general of U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Missouri following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 19 - 27 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small  more