WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities JEANNETTE, Penn., Oct. 2, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is investing in 116 projects across the nation to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, safe drinking water and good-paying jo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 19-state coalition in a letter to ActBlue, one of the nation's largest political campaign fundraising platforms, demanding proof of its donation verification systems amid concerns of illegal donating. Verifying campaign donations prevents illegal donation schemes that may compromise elections. Illegal donation concerns include donors   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") over a new rule that restricts how much money jails and prisons can charge inmates for phone calls, depriving the facilities of funding and resources that they depend on to reduce risks and solve crimes. The States make the case that the rule will jeopardize public safety and place  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Yendi Borjas, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 28th Bomb Wing collaborated with the 319th Reconnaissance Squadron to perform a hot-pit refueling operation at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 1, 2024, testing the adaptability of the base and its Airmen. Having operated B-1's in the past, the hot pit comes 30 y  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Evan Frederick Light, age 21, of Lebanon, Indiana, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Duffy on September 30, 2024, and pleaded guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The maximum penalty for each count upo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 States on an amicus brief in United States v. Idaho at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Indiana, supports Idaho's defense of its abortion restrictions against federal preemption. The federal government is attempting to use the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - which re  more