DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today defended Iowa family farms and businesses against a costly mandate, the so-called Corporate Transparency Act, which threatens to make them close up shop. Iowa farms and businesses face new national registration requirements as part of the unconstitutional mandate. Some family-owned farms and businesses have been operating for decades without   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Seaton distributed over 40 kilograms of meth * * * A woman who conspired to distribute more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine pled guilty January 7, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City. Celeste Seaton, 40, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea hearing Seaton admitted that for five months in 2023   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration. "Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough. I support President Trump'  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel John Bolduc gathered in the Nebraska State Capitol to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. They were joined in the Warner Chamber by state senators, members from multiple law enforcement agencies, child advocacy centers, leaders from government agencies, and non-profits who work to comba  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Today, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro named the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, the future USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146). DDG 146 honors former U.S. Senator, Nebraska Governor, and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism displayed during the Vietnam War. This will be the first Navy vessel named after Kerrey. "One of the great privileges I hav  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: At the request of Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Loren Lippincott today introduced LB3 to restore Nebraska to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections. Nebraska is only of two states that divides its impact in the Electoral College by allocating votes by congressional district. Forty-eight (48) states follow the winner-take-all method, which apportion  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more