MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's incoming national commander/CEO, announces five appointments to her senior staff: Col. Rose Hunt, national executive officer A resident of Hebron, Illinois, with more than 25 years of service in CAP, Hunt is in her third year as the first female commander of the Great Lakes Region. In her role as region commander, she oversees more than 6,600 volun  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that it has awarded Montana up to $700 million to enhance power grid capacity and reliability in Montana and North Dakota. The funds from the DOE's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program will support development of the North Plains Connector, an estimated $3.6 billion pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following report (No. OCS-24g) in July 2024 by Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen entitled "Oil Crops Outlook". Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Soybean Supply To Rebound in Marketing Year 2024/25 The U.S. soybean supply for marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 4.8 billion bushels, 8 percent higher than MY 2023/24 but down 20.0 million bushels from last month's forecast. According to   more