JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Act now! Payment deadline extended for West Region beneficiaries FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - *Note: This article was originally published Jan. 21. It was updated Feb. 24 to reflect the payment deadline extension to March 31.*  Do you currently live in the West Region ? Or do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Ok  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * EXIM Board of Directors Votes to Proceed with $4.7 Billion LNG Equipment and Services Transaction After Four-Year Delay March 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - The newly constituted Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) last week unanimously approved the second amendment of a 2019 direct loan of up to $4.7 billion to support the  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * EXIM Board of Directors Votes to Proceed with $4.7 Billion LNG Equipment and Services Transaction After Four-Year Delay Transaction Expected to Support More than 16,000 American Jobs and Nearly 70 U.S. Suppliers Across Country; Board Also Votes to Increase Make More in America Initiative Efficiency WASHINGTON, DC - The newly constituted Board of Directors of the Export-Import  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * First State Bank Uses FHLB Dallas Economic Development Program to Aid Rural Texas Hospitals HASKELL, TEXAS, March 19, 2025 -- First State Bank of Abernathy, Texas, used Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) Economic Development Program (EDP) advances (loans) to aid three struggling West Texas hospitals. First State Bank used   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt, Over 50 Elected Officials, Scholars and Think Tanks File Briefs in Support of St. Isidore Today, Governor Stitt proudly stood with over fifty elected officials, religious organizations, educational institutions, and research organizations in support of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. Oklahoma Statewide Charter Sch  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 20 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit on Ballot Amendment 2 Baton Rouge, LA--Last night, the Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed the frivolous lawsuit against Constitutional Amendment 2. In dismissing the case, the Supreme Court said,"In November of 2024 the Louisiana Legislature by Joint Resolution, with overwhelming majorities in both houses, proposed an amendment to revise Article VII of the Louis  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Mangroves: How BoriCorps Creates Jobs for Young Professionals Puerto Rico's mangroves--and other coastal habitats--are important, for both the economy and the environment. They provide homes for wildlife like fish and manatees. They're also nursery grounds for juvenile fish, including commercially important species like snappers and groupers. But many of them w  more