JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Services Center recently established a new trainee program to boost patron enjoyment and the sustainability of installation golf courses. The AFSVC began looking into a solution when its business branch team recognized installations were having difficulty hiring qualified golf course managers. "Because of the hiring challenges, bases  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Our Constitution gives states-not the federal courts-the responsibility to regulate the practice of medicine' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the amicus brief he and the attorneys general of Kentucky and Indiana filed on behalf of a 22-state coalition asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold a Tennes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.8 billion in federal assistance for individuals and communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response, working in coordination with state and local partners to ensure that survivors receive the resources they need to jumpstart t  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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 17 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * New international office to continue building trade and investment relations * * * The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) today announced the opening of a new international office to serve the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Irish markets. Located in London, the U.K. and Republic of Ireland (Ireland) office will be led by Managing Director Roxana Gonza  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by nine other Republican governors in filing an amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti supporting Tennessee's Help Not Harm Law that prohibits physicians from performing or providing gender-reassignment surgeries, puberty-blocking drugs, and cross-sex hormones to minors. The case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. "  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * $10 million investment will create 30 new jobs * * * LCI-Lineberger Construction, Inc. (LCI), a heavy highway and civil contractor, today announced it is expanding its operations in Lancaster County. The company's $10 million investment will create 30 new jobs. Founded in 1995, LCI specializes in road construction and site development for customers throughout North   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * $3.1 million investment will create 16 new jobs * * * Smithey Ironware Company (Smithey), a cookware designer and manufacturer, today announced the expansion of its operations in Charleston County. The company's $3.1 million investment will create 16 new jobs. Founded in Charleston in 2015, Smithey designs, markets, and manufactures premium cast iron and carbon stee  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Kristi Noem and nine fellow governors submitted an amici curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court for the United States v. Skrmetti case. This case regards the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that, similar to South Dakota's "Help Not Harm" law, bans harmful, irreversible medical procedures on vulnerable minors. "South Dakota's kids are our future, and I w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of stopping the Biden-Harris administration's rule that would allow illegal immigrants to remain where they are in the United States, while also allowing them the possibility of employment and affording them access to public benefits programs. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Approves Nearly $2 Billion for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts The Biden-Harris Administration continues its response and recovery efforts across the Southeast and Appalachia following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Nearly 8,000 Federal personnel remain on the ground working side-by-side with State and local officials to help survivors with recovery and rebuilding. As pa  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Gordon announced today that he directed Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill to join a 22-state coalition led by Kentucky, Arkansas, and Indiana in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the rights of states to regulate the appropriateness of providing life-altering gender-transition procedures to minors. The brief, filed in support of Tennessee in U.S.  more