DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Warm and dry conditions continued across much  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Bismarck, ND - (October 15, 2024) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today asked the U.S. District Court in North Dakota to temporarily stop the Biden-Harris administration from implementing a regulation that would give Obamacare to illegal aliens. The regulation, set to take effect on Nov. 1, would make more than 200,000 deferred action for childhood arrival (DACA) recipients eligible for taxp  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Monday sentenced a man who sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer to 100 months in prison. Rashad Marshall, 33, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, pleaded guilty in July to one count each of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. He admitted conspiring wi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Janousek as director for the Division of Behavioral Health in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The appointment is effective Oct. 21 at an annual salary of $175,000. Dr. Janousek has been the deputy director of clinical excellence within the Division of Behavioral Health since Oct. 2022. Prior to joining the  more