VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist Lt. Gen. William H. "Butch" Graham, 56th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently announced Patricia Sullivan has been designated as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) effective Dec. 15, 2024. The SES represents the federal government's top civilian leadership. SES mem  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity protections for law enforcement heroes. The nation's 650,000 law enforcement officers are responsible for protecting 335 million people. These officers are regularly faced with unpredictable, dangerous, and high-pressure situations. In those high-stakes situations, officers are forced  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * "Today, my office filed our opening Supreme Court brief defending S.B. 8, Louisiana's congressional district map. S.B. 8 is our Legislature's good-faith attempt to navigate an area of the law that Justice Kavanaugh has called "notoriously unclear and confusing" and Justice Alito has called a "legal obstacle course." Our brief urges the Supreme Court to uphold S.B. 8  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 24 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Dec. 23, 2024: Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Special Agents arrested a former employee with the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans on December 20. 44-year-old Ederik Trask, of Lake Avenue in Metairie, was arrested for violating: L.R.S. 23:1208 C.1 Misrepresentations Concerning Benefits over $10,000. On August 27, 2024, LBI Special Agents received a com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Medal of Honor was created during the Civil War, a conflict that divided the nation and led to the distribution of 1,525 of the new medals to service members for their heroism. Nine of those medals were bestowed upon some of the gunship USS Agawam's crew members, whose brave actions kickstarted the First Battle of Fort Fisher, in North Carolina. For most of the Civil War, Fort Fisher saw very little combat, b  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: With the end of the year approaching, it's a good time to consider your family's healthcare needs for the coming year. As you think about things like scheduling preventive care visits and knowing your 2025 TRICARE costs, you should also note some changes coming to TRICARE in 2025. There will be a new health plan and dental contracts--as well as other expanded TRICARE benefits--that may provide you and your famil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's more than 34 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, announced that the SBA has granted Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) licenses to four lending institutions committed to expanding access to capital to underserved markets. The awarding of four new SBLCs--Coope  more