JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy held a media availability to answer questions and debunk misconceptions surrounding education policy reforms in Alaska. Selected excerpts are included below. A full recording of the availability is available on Gavel Alaska (https://www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/governor-dunleavy-press-availability-2024021085/?eventID=2024021085). On a Base Student Allocation (BSA) increa  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Western Marine Construction of Seattle, Washington, will construct a protective rock berm approximately 5,000 feet in length along the north bank of the Kenai River. It will require the placement of about 42,400 c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Sagebrush habitat in Carbon County, Wyoming. BLM Photo. WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, building on proven programs and partnerships to protect cherished wildlife and natural resources while cr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Women owned 41.1% (11.2 million) and minorities owned 36.7% (10 million) of the nation's nonemployer businesses (those without paid employees) and had $307.9 billion and $345.1 billion, respectively, in receipts in 2020, according to the new Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D) released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. There were a total of 27.2 million nonemployer businesses with   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Veterans' Employment and Training Service has selected eight organizations to join its Transition Assistance Program as new Employment Navigator and Partnership Program partners. VETS signed a memorandum of understanding with each company that covers a period of three years The ENPP program is desi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Francisco "Frank" B. Burrola, who has over 30 years of federal law enforcement experience -- 25 of those years on the Southwest Border -- was recently selected as the special agent in charge (SAC) of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Arizona. Burrola, 51, a native of Tucson, oversees the HSI Arizona area of responsibility, which consists  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The Indianapolis International Airport issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is leading the Midwest recovery when it comes to passenger air travel in 2023. Last year more than 9.7 million people flew through the Indy airport, a 12.6 percent increase over 2022 - and a 2.6 percent increase over 2019. This is a new record for the Indy airport with the total number of passengers served with award-win  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 8, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 224,000 to 227,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,250, an increase of 3,750 from  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The National Park Service today announced $1,250,000 to 21 projects in 19 states and the District of Columbia for the survey and nomination of sites and districts associated with communities that are underrepresented in the National Register of Historic Places. "The National Register is the official list of our Nation's historic places that are worthy of pres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Thirty years of larval fish data prove essential for development of a new approach to enhance stock assessment accuracy. * * * Climate-driven changes in the timing of pollock spawning or migration can affect the timing of when fish aggregate in areas where surveys are conducted to monitor their abundance affecting survey estimat  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: A Biden administration pause on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) will embolden Iran and Russia and hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, according to a letter penned by Attorney General Gentner Drummond and several state attorneys general. In a letter today to President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy, Drummond and 22 attorneys general said the pause is unlaw  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has published a landmark book on the era of Indigenous slavery in Alaska that endured more than two decades after passage of the 13th Amendment to the federal constitution, which abolished the practice two years before Alaska became part of the United States in 1867. The book tells the story of Sah Quah, a Haida man who embarked on a courageous quest for freedom from his T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: This week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition warning the current Administration and the Department of Energy that its "pause" on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlawful and will only serve to embolden America's adversaries, hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, and harm the economy. "The Administration's LNG export p  more