DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: In order to allow the bureau to better protect people, public lands, and public resources, today the Bureau of Land Management announced a rule that modernizes the way it informs the public about temporary closures and restrictions on public lands, aligning it with processes used by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries has selected Jennifer Ferdinand to serve as deputy director for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center provides critical science to support the management of Alaska marine fisheries and conservation of marine protected resources. "We are excited to have Jenn fill this key leadership position for the Center," said Dr. Robert Foy, science and rese  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: On July 3, NOAA Fisheries received a report of a floating humpback whale, which ultimately washed ashore near Elfin Cove. Postmortem examination of this male humpback whale found injuries consistent with a vessel strike as the cause of death. Measurements collected indicate he was likely a yearling. The second humpback whale was reported floating near Point Adolphus on July 22. Glacier Bay Nati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Unprecedented collaboration between Tribes has generated the largest small business financing consortium in the country. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of up to $83 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds for a consortium of 125 Alaska Tribes. Funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's American Rescue Plan (ARP), this investment supports the n  more