WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Nationally, public school spending per student rose 8.9% from $14,358 in FY 2021 to $15,633 in FY 2022, according to new data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents the largest percentage increase in public school spending per pupil in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in over 20 years. Statistics are not a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A man from Texas on Friday admitted selling 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent and giving the agent another kilogram of cocaine to sell. On Aug. 16, 2022, Marco Chavira met with the agent in El Paso. Chavira believed the agent was a driver who would transport the drugs to St. Lou  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 27 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In an effort to help Illinois residents reconnect with more of their missing money and to right a historical wrong against the Black community and other people of color, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs and Illinois Congressman Danny K. Davis today urged the U.S. Treasury to make it easier for states to facilitate the return of mature U.S. Savings Bonds. Davis   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 27 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on a multi-year study to better mediate conflicts with black vultures. Landowners, cattle ranchers, birdwatchers, and others may contribute to the study by reporting sightings of black vultures marked with tags on their wing. Black vultures play an important role in nature by   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 27 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news on April 26, 2024: The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission congratulates Ann Marie Baker of Springfield on her recent appointment by Gov. Mike Parson as commissioner. Baker was sworn into the position Friday following the Senate's confirmation of her appointment. "We are excited to welcome Ms. Baker's experience and knowledge to this esteemed commission, and we look f  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Montana residents and a California man of drug trafficking crimes for bringing pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills to the Butte and Helena communities for distribution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a four-day trial that began on April 22, the jury found Juan Felipe Vidrio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Chillicothe, Missouri man, Scott Young, 37, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless to 60 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Young was indicted in December 2019 and pleaded guilty in September 2023. At sentencing, the Court found that Young had distributed methamphetamine on two occasions in Adams County  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A man from Texas on Friday admitted selling 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and giving the agent another kilogram of cocaine to sell. On August 16, 2022, Marco Chavira met with the agent in El Paso. Chavira believed the agent was a driver who would transport the drugs to St. Louis and   more

LIMA, Montana, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The proposed action is to improve Arctic grayling access to spawning habitat by notching beaver dams in Red Rock Creek (RRC), some of which is within designated wilderness. A 30-day public comment period for the draf  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 26, 2024: On Thursday, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 17-State coalition, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA).  more