LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announced a Kentucky federal judge blocked the Biden Administration's highway emissions rule that attempted to drive gas-powered cars off the road. A coalition of 21 state attorneys general brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted to force states to reduce CO2 e  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Dylan Maher, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 28th Maintenance Group's Additive Manufacturing Flight became the first field-level unit to utilize the new Mobile Cold Spray System at Ellsworth Air Base, South Dakota, March 27, 2024. This system is designed to enhance and streamline preventative maintenance of Department of Defense aircraft compone  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 3 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is announcing a federal judge blocked the Biden administration's highway emissions rule that tried to drive gas-powered cars off the road. In a 21-state coalition of attorneys general, Attorney General Moody brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted to for  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 3 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador announced Tuesday that a federal judge blocked the Biden Administration's highway emissions rule that tried to drive gas-powered cars off the road. As part of a 21-state coalition led by Kentucky, Idaho brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: A federal judge in Kentucky has declared the Federal Highway Administration's Emissions Rule unlawful, agreeing with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 20 of his counterparts that the restrictions both exceed the authority Congress granted the Agency and encroach on the authority of the states. The Emissions Rule, an attempt by the Federal Highway Administration to use its authority over road safety   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird defeated the Biden Administration in federal court, halting Biden's illegal highway emissions mandate that attempted to drive gas-powered vehicles off the road. The mandate required every state to set emissions restrictions for vehicles traveling on national highways. The Federal Highway Administration rule would have mandated states se  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 3 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 2, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum was joined by leaders of 11 state agencies today to kick off Financial Literacy Month in North Dakota and share a new resource available to all North Dakotans, SmartwithMyMoney.nd.gov, to improve financial literacy. This free website allows residents to create an account, take a research-based financial personality assessment, and learn how their personality affects  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 3 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on April 2, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Kristi Noem issued a statement regarding cartel presence on South Dakota Native American tribal reservations. "I call on all our tribal leaders to banish the cartels from tribal lands," said Governor Noem. "The cartels instigate drug addiction, murder, rape, human trafficking, and so much more in tribal communities across the nation, including in South Dako  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 3 -- The South Dakota Legislative Research Council issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Senator Lee Schoenbeck (R-Watertown) and Representative David Kull (R-Brandon) have been appointed as the legislative members of the new Commission on Indigent Legal Services. The commission was created by the passage of House Bill 1057 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24943) by the 2024 Legislature. It was signed into law on March 18, 2024, and became effect  more