ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on river sand placement site in Winona County, Minn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed river sand placement site in Winona County, Minnesota. The sand will be beneficially used by Fastenal Company for construction of a warehouse. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Disburses $353.6 Million from Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Leases Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced the disbursement of approximately $353.6 million in energy revenues to the four Gulf of America oil- and gas-producing states - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and T  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 22, 2025. * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: This week's release reflects the annual revision to the weekly unemployment claims seasonal adjustment factors. The seasonal adjustment factors used for the UI Weekly Claims data from 2020 forward, along with the resulting seasonally adjusted values for initial claims and conti  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 28 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Gov. Reeves Signs Historic Legislation Eliminating Mississippi's Individual Income Tax JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today signed historic legislation that eliminates the individual income tax in Mississippi. House Bill 1, or the "Build Up Mississippi Act," empowers the state workforce by not taxing their hard-earned wages and gives Mississippi another competit  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- NASA issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * NASA, NSIDC Scientists Say Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Record Low Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior low of 5.56 million square mile  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans Border Patrol announces successful I-20 highway operation targeting illegal aliens NEW ORLEANS - The United States Border Patrol New Orleans Sector today announced the successful culmination of Operation Magnolia, a highway interdiction enforcement action in the Pearl, MS area that resulted in the arrest of 25 illegal aliens from Mexico, Honduras,  more