WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $140 million in new funding for the Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. The funding for EPA Region 8 is part of $3.6 billion EPA is   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2179) on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 5 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentytwo states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 24 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "Like most Americans, I was dismayed at the antisemitic protests occurring on college campuses across the country  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today at the State Capitol recognized seven veterans with his 2023 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation to honor them for their service to the nation and their communities. "Honoring our veterans is not just an act of gratitude, but a recognition of their sacrifices for the freedoms we enjoy," Gov. Gianforte said. "Today, we honored seven veterans for their  more

KALISPELL, Montana, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Visit Kalispell road project funded by SAFER Act * * * Governor Greg Gianforte and Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, today visited a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) road project to highlight the governor's historic $100 million investment in roads and bridges through the Securing Access to Federal Expenditures to Repair (SAFER) Montana Roads and Bridges Act.  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Continues record stretch of 39 consecutive months of state's unemployment rate at or below 3.4% * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's unemployment was 3.3% in September, continuing a record stretch of low unemployment. Montana's unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 4.1%. "Thanks to our pro-business, pro-jobs policies, Montana's une  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "I visited Israel a few months ago, talked to people who lost family members to the horrific  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land. Partners will provide $968 million in contributions to amplify the impact of the federal investment. S  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 States on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Gray v. Jennings. The filing, led by the State of West Virginia, petitions the nation's high court to grant this Second Amendment case in order to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans around the country to keep and bear arms. In 2022, the State of Delaware pa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 25-state coalition in sending a letter to Columbia University, urging the institution to stand firm against calls for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) from Israel and addressing antisemitism on campus. "Columbia University was right not to cave to demands for divestment from Israel, just as the University of V  more