LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced a state employee pay plan overhaul that streamlines career tracks, consolidates job titles, and brings state employee pay up to labor market rates. "This pay plan is exactly the type of transformational reform I promised when I ran for office," said Governor Sanders. "We took the existing pay plan down to its studs to reb  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48209) on Oct. 4, 2024, entitled "A Binding Debt Limit - Background and Possible Consequences:" (Continued from Part 3 of 4) * * * Potential Economic and Financial Effects A binding debt limit would not only hinder federal finances and operations, but could also trigger severe economic and financial consequences. A 1979 GAO report noted that a federal default caused by a binding debt limit co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a bicameral group of colleagues in filing a second amicus brief requesting an Appeals Court uphold a District Court decision vacating a rule that would require local entities to regulate greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from cars and trucks. In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 12, 2024) - Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville, Arkansas, has agreed to pay a $610,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the federal government for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in two Western states. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company provides land application services of sewage sludge derived from wastewater treatmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * First Clean Water Act biosolids judicial settlement with Denali Water Solutions, LLC holds company accountable for biosolids violations * * * Today, November 12, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement agreement with Denali Water Solutions, LLC, of Russellville, Arkansas, for alleged Clean Water Act violations related to the overapplication of sewage s  more