WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated education in 45 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 8, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the filing of a settlement agreement with three parties requiring the cleanup of contamination at the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site (https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0702377) in Norfolk, Nebraska. The settlement was filed in the United States District Court of the Di  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Asks Them to Address Inconsistencies in State Aid to Schools * * * Governor Jim Pillen is providing state senators with the newly published 2024 School Property Tax Collection Report, aimed at providing historical context for funding of the state's school districts, the impact of recent legislation in reigning in property tax increases and a request to state senators to consider  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: This weekend, Governor Jim Pillen will conclude the first leg of his trade mission to Central Europe, holding his final meetings in the Czech Republic before continuing to Germany. Gov. Pillen and members of the state delegation arrived in the Czech Republic on Nov. 7, where they were welcomed with an evening reception at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Bijan Sabet. Friday was a full   more