SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: After nine years of progressive accomplishments as the leader of the Oregon House of Representatives, Speaker Tina Kotek today announced she will step down from her roles as Speaker of the House and state representative for House District 44 (N/NE Portland). Her final day in office will be Friday, January 21. "Serving as Speaker of the House and representing my community in the leg  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 7 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * One year ago today, a mob of supporters of former President Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, causing five deaths and dozens of injuries. Also that day, a man parked a vehicle near the Capitol that contained an arsenal of bombs, multiple guns, a crossbow and a handwritten hit list that specifically singled out Rep. Carson as a Muslim. The following is a statement from Muslim Advocates  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today after the sale of Coal Creek Station to Rainbow Energy Center LLC cleared its final regulatory hurdle. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission today unanimously approved the transfer of Coal Creek Station's high-voltage direct current transmission line from Great River Energy (GRE) to Nexus Line LLC, a subsidiary of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is engaging with Tribal Nations on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program. Nearly $11.3 billion in new funding was provided for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, including almost $10.9 billion in grants to states an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Minnesota Public Utility Commission approved the transfer of Coal Creek Station's high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line permit to Nexus Line, LLC, a subsidiary of Rainbow Energy. This marks the completion of the last major regulatory hurdle requi  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Dustin Fannon and Bryan Bouton were sentenced in United States District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, this week for falsifying a Mine Safety and Health Administration [MSHA] training form designed to reflect mandated annual safety training for miners. Bouton also was sentenced for lying to MSHA special investigators about his role in fa  more