WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Dubuque, Iowa - Congresswoman Hinson (IA-02) announced that following her advocacy, the City of Dubuque will receive a $1.5 million Small Community Air Service Development Program grant. In May of 2023, Hinson wrote a letter of support to Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, advocating for this grant funding. The grant is funded by FY22 appropriations legislation that Hinson supported. "Ever since d  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 28 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has approved his request for an Emergency Declaration due to the lower Mississippi River saltwater intrusion. As a result of the historic drought throughout the Mississippi River Valley, the rate of freshwater flowing down the Mississippi River has been dramatically low, allowing an intrusion of saltwater   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: Today, Governor John Bel Edwards submitted a request to President Joseph Biden for a Federal Emergency Declaration as a result of the recent sea water (saltwater) intrusion in the lower Mississippi River region. The rate of fresh water flowing down the Mississippi River has been low due to extended drought conditions in Louisiana and across the Mississippi River Valley. As a res  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) joined U.S. Representatives Mary Miller (IL-15), Mike Bost (IL-12), and Eric Sorenson (IL-17) to introduce the Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act in the House on Tuesday. This legislation will give local levee districts along the Upper Mississippi River more flexibility to maintain their systems and allow them to better prepare for future floods by   more

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2023: Missouri S&T's latest history book, Forged in Gold: Missouri S&T's First 150 Years, is now accessible to a wider audience with the release of a digital edition designed for tablets and mobile and other electronic devices. Forged in Gold was written by Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science at Missouri S&T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the seawater intrusion beginning on September 20, 2023, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE  more

PORT OF DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 28 -- The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium issued the following news: The National Mississippi River Museum unveiled its newly designed website on Tuesday. The redesign was made possible through a partnership with Triad Advertising in Ohio, resulting in a captivating and full-responsive website that showcase the family-friendly experience the River Museum is known while blending in timeless historical elements to align with the organization's branding   more