LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden Administration's new rule interpreting Title IX. "We are grateful for this ruling. It is a win for girls and women in preserving Title IX's tradition of protecting their pri  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds today issued the following statement after a federal judge has blocked changes to Title IX rules issued by the Biden-Harris administration to change the definition of "sex" to "gender identity" which would allow access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identification. Iowa joined the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota i  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * Quarterly update highlights expansion on individual, business online accounts; Document Upload Tool hits 1 million submissions and more amended returns can be filed electronically * * * As part of ongoing transformation efforts, the Internal Revenue Service announced today continued progress on a variety of taxpayer service and technology projects us  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Kansas City, MO Missourians in 10 counties impacted by the severe weather and flooding from May 19 May 27 are immediately eligible to apply for assistance to help support their disaster recovery. It's free, and as easy as a 20-minute phone call or a click online. President Biden made the federal assistance available Tuesday when he approved a Major Disaster Dec  more