WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Project Funding Supports Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity Job Training and Industry Expansion Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ARC's largest ARISE award package to date supports 12 multi-state, collaborative projects seeking to transform the regional economy. * * * Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $33.5 million to 12 collaborative, mu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Griffin: '[T]he fundamental right of voting belongs to citizens, not non-citizens' * * * FAYETTEVILLE - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after joining with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting Virginia's lawful removal of non-citizens from it  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Federal, state and local partners remain throughout the Southeast to help survivors affected by recent storms The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.2 billion in direct assistance to Hurricanes Helene and Milton survivors. These funds help survivors with housing repairs, personal property replacement and other essential recovery efforts. Addi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: A public notice has been posted that describes FEMA's proposed funding for Tropical Storm Helene work projects that may adversely affect historic properties, floodplains or wetlands, or may result in continuing vulnerability of these areas to flood damage. By law, FEMA is required to announce its intent to provide federal assistance and grant opportunities unde  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 30 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and state attorneys general from 24 other states are filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to allow Virginia to remove noncitizens from state voter rolls. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "States have a duty to maintain their voter rolls to ensure that only American citizens are able to vote. Virginia is tryin  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 30 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It is gravely concerning that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice and liberal activists are fighting so hard to keep non-citizens on the voting rolls, especially this close to an election,  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed the Biden-Harris Department of Justice's ("DOJ") last-minute effort to force Virginia to re-add self-identified noncitizens onto the State's voter rolls--in violation of both federal and Virginia law. In August, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order to uphold election integrity and remove more than 1,500 self-ide  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 24 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect states' powers to regulate and ensure access to clean water. At the Port of Tacoma, woke green activists sued to take regulatory power away from the states and give it to themselves. The same tactic could be used to sue farmers and cities--giving green activists the ability to i  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Virginia's law provides mechanisms to protect election integrity, while ensuring only U.S. citizens remain on voter rolls. * * * Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach lead a coalition of attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "It has always been against the law f  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Louisiana stands with Virginia! It's appalling that the federal government would sue Virginia when these people never had the right to vote in our country in the first place. We must  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Election integrity starts with safeguarding the ballot box. Our brief calls on the Supreme Court to let states enforce our own election rules that don't allow non-citizens to vote. By expeditin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has launched an experimental platform for energy sector-related data with enhanced emphasis on governance and usability. The Open Energy Hub is a connection hub of datasets from various sources including federal, state, academia and private sector entities that provid  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 24 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Virginia's removal of roughly 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from voter rolls. Virginia is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court following a U.S. District Court ruling on Oct. 25 that ordered state election officials to restore the voter registrations of noncitizen  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: With a presidential election less than a week away, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. In an amicus brief filed yesterday, Drummond and a coalition of 25 other states argue that a preliminary injunction halting the state of Virginia from removing self-identified non-citizen  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Science, technology, engineering and math students from colleges across the nation who participate in the next U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office's JUMP into STEM competition will tackle three new challenges: building affordability, peak power demand and indoor comfort in extreme climates. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a co-sponsor of JUMP in  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "The right to vote in our federal elections is given to every American citizen, but nowhere in the Constitution does that include any non-citizens. Allowing non-citizens to cast a ballo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Electrical equipment manufacturer to invest $16.5 million and create over 109 new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Electro-Mechanical, LLC, a manufacturer of electrical equipment, will invest $16.55 million to expand its operations into Washington County. The company will add a 200,000 square foot facility to its current manufacturing sites, creati  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Y-12 National Security Complex issued the following news release: * * * Students from four counties join manufacturing competition * * * Middle school students will soon be visiting the floors of local manufacturing facilities as they learn about operations and career opportunities in the area. Now in its 10th year, the "Dream it. Do it." program pairs industry partners with middle school teams to educate students about careers  more