BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced today that an Assistant U.S. Attorney will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) and lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Department of Justice's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. The DEO is responsible for overseeing the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * The University's AmeriCorps VISTA Project will receive $1.5 million to place members in positions to support sustainability and food security. * * * BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith on Wednesday, October 16 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to announce a $1.5 million award to fund the university's AmeriCorps VISTA project. This fed  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Ian Ives The U.S. Army Cadet Command proudly inducted 25 distinguished alumni into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame Oct. 14 during the Cadet Luncheon at the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. "Since 1916, Army ROTC has produced more than 700,000 officers, and some of the best of the best of those officers are here today," said Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding gener  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced 107 appointments and reappointments to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Georgia Maternal and Infant Health Advisory Commission Keisha Callins is an accomplished obstetrician-gynecologist and public health expert with extensive experience in clinical practice, academic leadership, research, and community service. She holds a Doctor  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a coalition of 23 other states filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers in Nebraska v. EPA. This coalition has joined the suit alongside Nebraska as petitioners to challenge the new rule. In April, the federal Environm  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 States teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' bureaucrats in D.C. want everyone in Louisiana to drive   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: * * * Seven collaborative projects are selected under the Consortia Grant Program * * * The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has awarded seven federal grants to Minority Serving Institutions in response to Notice of Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0003285, entitled "Co  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of states in filing a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today. Hilgers's suit is aimed at stopping the Biden-Harris Administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. Attorney General Hilgers is leading a coalition of 24 States in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.5 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alabama and Florida's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Alabama is Required to Stop Removals Between Now and Election Day and Must Return Unlawfully Deactivated Voters to Active Voter List * * * A federal court in the Northern District of Alabama has entered an order requiring the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State to cease a recently-implemented program to remove voters from Alabama's voting rolls between now and the Nov. 5 general ele  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 states teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "This is yet another overreach by the Biden-Harris administration trying to do something they  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: Story by Brooke Nevins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command On the final day of the Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition, Lt. Gen. Sean. A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, laid out why USASMDC is the best place to work in the Army. Secretary of the Army Hon. Christine Wormuth recognized the top five comman  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today issued two separate decisions approving, with conditions, CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) request for Board authority to acquire and operate the rail line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR) that runs approximately 93.7 miles between Burkeville and Myrtlewood, Alabama, and Canadian Pacific Kansas   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Rocket City USA proved to be the perfect location for launching new ideas and connections at the 2024 Trillion Pixel Challenge Workshop Sept. 4 to 5 in Huntsville, Alabama. The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, co-hosted the fourth iteration of this invitation-only event, which brings tog  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Kristen Pittman U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) Chief of Staff Col. Wheeler Manning hosted Mr. Allan McLeod, Director of Life Cycle Management for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at USASAC headquarters, Redstone Arsenal, Oct. 17, 2024. The meeting afforded McLeod and his colleagues the opportunity to provide an overview of NSPA's mission and capabilities,  more