PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and four of her fellow governors urged NCAA President Charlie Baker to restructure its settlement with student athletes on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) sponsorships to fix the undue burden on smaller athletic programs in more rural states. "Unfortunately, the proposed settlement is unfair for the colleges and universities in our states," wrote   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sent a letter to the Biden-Harris EPA, urging it to deny California's request for a waiver that would allow it to mandate that if a traditional gas-powered truck hauls through the state of California, even one time, the entire fleet become 100% electric. The green-fleet mandate applies to al  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details The two CASCs, which continue to be hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arizona, respectively, welcomed seven returning and five new consortium partners with new agreements that went into effect September 2024. The centers thank the institutions leaving the consortiums for the knowledge an  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Brandon Booth as State Public Defender. Booth replaces Ryan Roden, who has served in an interim capacity following the retirement of State Public Defender Diane Lozano. Booth has worked in the Office of the Wyoming State Public Defender since 2014, first as Senior Assistant Public Defender and since 2019 as Chief Trial Counsel. H  more