LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Omaha - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enact a rule that would create uniform labeling requirements across the country and preempt California's Prop 65. Currently, States can require manufacturers to label products with health information that is inconsistent wi  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2024: CASSELTON, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum today joined local, state and federal officials and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new North Dakota Soybean Processors plant near Casselton, lauding the project as a "breakthrough" in an ongoing shift toward processing more of North Dakota's raw farm commodities in the state. Construction on the state-of-the-art facility star  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Projects Funded by the Investing in America Agenda Will Add Nearly 13 GW of Capacity to Support Increased Manufacturing, Data Centers, And Renewable Power While Catalyzing Nearly $10 Billion In Public-Private Investments, and Creating Thousands of Jobs * * * RALEIGH, N.C. --In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today a  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Team Dyess recently conducted exercise Agile Baron from July 15 - 31, 2024, marking a new chapter in air mobility and logistics efficiency. Agile Baron brought together the B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Dyess and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to demonstrate Agile Combat Employment capabilities. In collaboration with AFWERX's Agility Pri  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today announced a petition calling on the Biden-Harris EPA to create a farming freedom rule to end misleading labels on glyphosate and stop California from dictating how Iowa farmers farm. The announcement was made at a press conference at Hansen-Mueller, a grain and feed merchandiser in Omaha. Speakers at t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The Enduring Work of Protecting Voting Rights: 59 Years and Counting The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted. President Lyndon B. Johnson, when he signed the bill on Aug. 6, 1965, called it "one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom." The act has opened the doo  more