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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday September 03, 2025 ( 14 items )  

Badge of Honor: Defender Airmen - History of Force Protection
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Badge of Honor: Defender Airmen - History of Force Protection * MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama - "Badge of Honor" is the USAF Security Forces legacy history that chronicles Defender force protection from the inception of the U.S. Air Force to today's Global War on Terrorism. It explores the career field's primary core competencies of air base defense, la  more

Bennet, Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command Headquarters
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command Headquarters * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jeff Hurd, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, and Gabe Evans issued the following bipartisan statement opposing President Donald Trump's decisi  more

Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command HQ
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command HQ * WASHINGTON -- Today, the full bipartisan, bicameral Colorado Congressional delegation sent out a joint statement on the decision to move Space Command HQ out of Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. In a statement, the Congressional delegation said: "Today's decision to move U.S Space Command's headquarters out of C  more

Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command HQ
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Delegation Statement on Decision to Move Space Command HQ * WASHINGTON - Today, the Colorado delegation sent out a joint statement on the decision to move Space Command HQ out of Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama: "Today's decision to move U.S Space Command's headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama will directly harm our state and the nation. We are united in fighting t  more

Congressman Robert Aderholt Joins Trump in Oval Office: "Space Command Established in Its Rightful Place: Sweet Home Alabama"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Robert Aderholt Joins Trump in Oval Office: "Space Command Established in Its Rightful Place: Sweet Home Alabama" * WASHINGTON - Congressman Aderholt released the following statement after joining President Donald Trump at the White House, alongside members of the Alabama delegation, for the announcement that the U.S. Space Command will be permanently located in Huntsville, AL: "I a  more

Entire Colorado Delegation Statement on Space Command Relocation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Entire Colorado Delegation Statement on Space Command Relocation * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jeff Hurd, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, and Gabe Evans released the following statement on the announcement by the Trump administration to spend billions of dollars to move t  more

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rogers: President Trump Is Right - SPACECOM Moving to Alabama Is a Win for National Security
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * President Trump Is Right - SPACECOM Moving to Alabama Is a Win for National Security Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) issued the following statement praising President Trump's announcement to move the United States Space Command Headquarters to Alabama: "Space Command is finally coming home to Alabama.   more

Interior Department Advances Coal Lease Sales in Alabama, Utah and Montana
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Advances Coal Lease Sales in Alabama, Utah and Montana * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior is moving forward with three competitive coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah this fall. These sales reflect the Trump administration's commitment to strengthening American Energy Dominance, supporting local economies and securing a stable supply of critical resour  more

Palmer Applauds Trump Decision to Bring Space Command to Alabama
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Applauds Trump Decision to Bring Space Command to Alabama * Media Contact: Hope Dawson (link sends email) (202) 225-4921 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following President Trump's announcement that Space Command Headquarters is relocating to Alabama, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement: "President Trump's decision to relocate Space Command Headquarters to Huntsville is   more

Rep. Barry Moore celebrates President Trump moving U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Alabama
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore celebrates President Trump moving U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Barry Moore (AL-01) stood beside President Trump and the Alabama Congressional delegation as the official announcement that U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters will return to its rightful home in Alabama was made. This announcement confirms that Space Command  more

Rep. Sewell Celebrates Decision to Locate Space Command Headquarters in Huntsville
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Celebrates Decision to Locate Space Command Headquarters in Huntsville * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined her colleagues in the Alabama delegation in celebrating the final decision to make Huntsville, Alabama the home of U.S. Space Command headquarters. "Huntsville, Alabama is unequivocally the best place for Space Command," said Rep. Sewell. "The Rocket   more

Troy University Cuts Ribbon on New Korean Education Center
TROY, Alabama, Sept. 3 -- Troy University issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2025: * * * Troy University cuts ribbon on new Korean Education Center Friday marked the official opening of the Jeonnam Glocal K-EDU Center at Troy University, a collaborative partnership between the Jeollanamdo Office of Education in the Republic of Korea and TROY. The K-EDU Center is a glocal (global and local) education platform that aims to connect Jeonnam's educational strengths with the world through progr  more

Trump Announces Relocation of U.S. Space Command
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Trump Announces Relocation of U.S. Space Command * During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command -- one of the Defense Department's 11 unified combatant commands -- would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. "I am thrilled to report that the U.S. Space Command headqu  more

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Releases Statement Applauding Space Command Headquarters Decision
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Releases Statement Applauding Space Command Headquarters Decision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement applauding the restoration of the U.S. Air Force's merit-based decision to permanently base U.S. Space Command Headquarters on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Senator Britt today joined President Donald J. Trump and  more