PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: Arizona voters have approved Proposition 314, a sweeping and divisive law that will incite the discrimination and harassment of immigrants, Latine communities, and people of color. The ACLU of Arizona has strongly opposed the policy since its introduction at the Arizona State Legislature and joined immigrants' rights organizations to challenge the proposal before it got on the ballot. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey with 22 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Commen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication on Oct. 24, 2024, from the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Executive Committee: * * * Agency Name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Docket Number: CISA-2024-0021 Subject: Response to Nationwide Cyber Security Review Information Collection Activity From: Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 31, 2024: Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: After the driest September in 152 years of records, nearly all of October experienced similar record dry conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update. October's preliminary statewide precipitation was 1.90 inches, or 0.79 inches below normal. Total rainfall for September and October was nearly 3.5 inches below normal. Increased rainfall during the last week of October h  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A man who possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute was sentenced today to more than 10 years in federal prison. Jose L. Velez, Sr., age 39, from Omaha, Nebraska, received the prison term after a June 12, 2024, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea and sentencing hearings, Velez   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Dominique Burow, 37, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on November 6, 2024, to 127 months' imprisonment. Burow pled guilty June 12, 2024, in federal court, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that from January 2022 and February 2023, Burow and others distributed more than 6 kilograms of methamphetamine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service issued a 52-page report (No. 337) in September 2024 entitled "Household Food Security in the United States in 2023." The report was written by Matthew P. Rabbitt, Madeline Reed-Jones, Laura J. Hales and Michael P. Burke. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This report provides statistics on food security in U.S. households throughout 2023 based on the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data coll  more