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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 10, 2024 ( 11 items )  

58th FS B-Course students complete capstone in Alaska
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Gorillas from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to conduct off-station training July 17 Aug. 3, 2024. The objective of this temporary duty was for the F-35A Lightning II Basic-Course students to complete the missionized sortie phase of their capstone. "The B-Course takes student pilots who have completed undergraduate pilot t  more

Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2024 Numbers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of May 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. For May 2024, 1.4% of flights were cancelled, hig  more

Airmen From Multiple Installations Assist 49th Component Maintenance Squadron Flights
HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski, 49th Wing Public Affairs Over the past two months, Airmen from four different installations have been supporting the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron's fuels and egress flights. There are six Airmen in total that come from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Laughlin AFB, Texas, Eglin AFB, Florida and Eielson AFB, Alaska to support the f  more

Ark. A.G. Griffin Celebrates Appeals Court Decision in Lawsuit Over Biden-Harris Pistol Brace Rule
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland: "This is a victory for the rights of Americans and the rule of law as the Eighth Circuit concluded   more

Attorney General Bailey Obtains Win Against Biden Administration's Unconstitutional Pistol Brace Rule
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Today, in an effort to defend Missourians and their constitutional rights, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office secured a win against the Biden-Harris Administration's illegal attempt to ban pistol braces. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the unconstitutional rule is "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered the case remanded bac  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $636 Million in Grants to Improve Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced more than $636 million for 320 grants in 46 states and American Samoa to improve our nation's airport infrastructure. "From passenger travel to cargo operations, the Biden-Harris Administration continues to make our aviation system safer, more accessible, and more resilient through initiatives like the Airpo  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $636 Million in Grants to Improve Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced more than $636 million for 320 grants in 46 states and American Samoa to improve our nation's airport infrastructure. "From passenger travel to cargo operations, the Biden-Harris Administration continues to make our aviation system safer, more accessible, and   more

BLM to Hold Geothermal Lease Sale October 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: RENO, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The agency will offer 66 parcels for leases totaling 219,250.240 acres in Churchill, Esmeralda, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, and Washoe counties in Nevada. The sale will be held online at www.energynet.com. Thi  more

BLM, NPS Seek Input on Wild Burro Plan in Western Arizona
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District Office issued the following news release: ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) are seeking public comments on a joint environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the jointly managed Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management A  more

Innovative Services Northwest to Pay $136,500 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Innovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. The lawsuit alleged ISNW failed to accommodate a former employee of its janitorial services program who sought to return to work after medical treatment  more

National Park Service Awards $3 Million to Aid Return of Native American Remains, Sacred Objects
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The National Park Service today announced $3 million in grants to 13 Tribes and 21 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Enacted in 1990, NAGPRA requires museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify Na  more