BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By C.R. Hoffman, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as the first base to receive t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Americans across the country come together to honor the tragic attacks on the 9/11 Day of Service * * * On Wednesday, Sept. 11, AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, led the annual 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance to honor the lives lost due to the terrorist attacks and the heroic acts of Americans in response. From packing meals to cleaning cemeteries, thousands o  more

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news release: By Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage, 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Australia -- More than 180 Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base arrived last month at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia to conduct Joint and multilateral B  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RC-331483) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Employer and WORKERS UNITED/SEIU, Petitioner DECISION AND ORDER DISMISSING PETITION On December 7, 2023, Workers United/SEIU (Petitioner/Union) filed the petition in this matter that included language stating that the Union was requesting that Starbucks Corporation (Employer) recognize it as the exclusive collect  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. That regulation illegally attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers -- including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The regulation, which stems from a 2020 executive order signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, attempts to force an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operato  more

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news release: By Capt. Tyler Whiting, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III has approved Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to be the second base to receive the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest stealth bomber. This decision was made after a thorough evaluation process, which included operational analysis, site surveys, and consideration   more