JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: From the Vietnam conflict to today, Thomas Edwards has dedicated more than 60 years of his life to the service he loves while boosting the morale and resiliency of the Airmen, Guardians and families he serves. Edwards, the Department of the Air Force Entertainment chief at the Air Force Services Center, was honored for that dedication April 29 when  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after co-leading with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on behalf of 19 other state attorneys general in filing suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over the Biden Administration's new rule attacking the abil  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine North Dakota counties and a neighboring county in Montana of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 30, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $78 million for 19 projects across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations to develop and deploy sustainable clean energy solutions and expand access to reliable and affordable energy in rural and remote communities across the nation. The grant funding--made possible by the President's Bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: In a final letter to congressional leaders, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel again stressed the urgency of providing additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before funding is officially exhausted by the end of May, and participating households can no longer receive any ACP benefit. The FCC had already announced that April would be the last month households coul  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-led a 21-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' extreme new rule that effectively bans gun sales. The rule significantly expands the definition of a "firearms dealer," forcing Iowans to register as federal firearms dealers to sell even a single gun between family members. Americans wh  more

LEWISTOWN, Montana, May 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte launched his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor, meeting with Montanans in Meagher, Judith Basin, and Fergus counties. "The best and most important part of my job is meeting with Montanans where they live and work," Gov. Gianforte said. "It's great to get our 2024 tour started and highlight some of the innovative small businesses and family farm  more

HELENA, Montana, May 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte urged Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to stand down on a request to move certain space assets of the Air National Guard to the Space Force without state consent in a letter sent yesterday. Governor Gianforte signed onto a letter with 52 other governors of states and territories opposing Legislative Proposal 480 (LP 480), a budgetary request from the Biden admini  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Butte man who admitted to distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine and tens of thousands of fentanyl pills as part of large-scale trafficking ring was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Trevor Allen Handy, 27, pleaded guilty i  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Washington man who admitted to bringing large quantities of fentanyl pills to the Great Falls area and other Montana cities for redistribution was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Joseph Allen Conner, aka Street, 40, of Yakima, Washington, plea  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Washington man who brought fentanyl pills to Missoula for distribution was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Dustin William Slaney, 44, of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substa  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to threatening to kill Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester in voicemail messages was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The defendant, Anthony James Cross, 30, pleaded guilty in January to threats to injure and murder a United States Senator. U  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 54,000 Montana Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a mon  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more