JUNEAU, Alaska, June 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news: Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce new data demonstrates that Alaska's youngest students are experiencing significant advances in early literacy as a result of the Alaska Reads Act. The landmark legislation, co-sponsored by Governor Mike Dunleavy and former Senator Tom Begich, was crafted to ensure all students can read at grade level by third grade and is reshaping Alaska's education landscape. The A  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: CHEROKEE, North Carolina, June 5, 2024 - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of actions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Biden-Harris Administration to strengthen Tribal sovereignty and fulfill long-standing Tribal requests for USDA to better partner with Tribal Nations, and make our overall food system more resilient. Today's announcements include over   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jenny Cho, of Carlsbad, has been appointed Deputy Director, Division of Financial Assistance, Federal Programs, in the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Cho has been Assistant Deputy Director of Federal Relief and Recovery at the California Department of Housing and Community Development  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Airmen from the 25th Fighter Squadron and 25th Fighter Generation Squadron prepare for takeoff during Red Flag-Alaska 24-2, June 5, 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 25th Fighter Generation Squadron from Osan Air Base, Korea play a crucial role in maintaining the A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron to ensure they're ready to fly and train d  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced the FY24 recipients of its Native American/Native Hawaiian (NANH) Museum Services Program. The grant program provides up to $250,000 in funding to support Native American Tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining Indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge. This year, 18 institutions have  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Science and Technology issued the following statement on June 5, 2024, by Director Evan Howell: * * * Nationally coherent, regionally specific. This is the primary goal of our current federal-state effort to re-envision the recreational fisheries data collection program. We collect recreational fishing data from anglers through our network of surveys. These data result in estimates of recreationa  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected 18 leaders to participate in its 2024 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs). The program curriculum is designed to assist nontechnical decision makers from government, corporate, nonprofit, and urban/rural communities as they work to implement renewable energy poli  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 6 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release (excerpts follow): Eleven artists have taken top prizes at Sealaska Heritage Institute's 12th biennial Juried Art Show and Competition, and five young artists also placed in SHI's 6th biennial Juried Youth Art Exhibit. Juried Art Show and Competition Tlingit artists Kaakaxaawulga Jennifer Younger and Goosh-shu Haa Jennie Wheeler won Best of Show for their piece "Dancing in the Summer Rain," a spruce root h  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct an agribusiness trade mission focused on Indian Country and Native Hawaiian Community businesses, products and priorities, as well as amplifying collaboration and knowledge sharing with First Nations in Canada. USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead this h  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a Petition for Review in Nebraska v EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The coalition of States are challenging a new EPA rule that forces the trucking industry to expedite its rollout of electric vehicles to replace more gas-powered engines. In this court filing, the coalition of attorneys general asks the federal appeals court to review the E  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Representative, and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, supporting the Accounting for the Uses, Disbursements, and Income on our Taxes at EPA Act (H.R. 8395) - the AUDIT EPA Act. The letter was led by West Virginia and co-signed by a coalition of States. According to the U.S. House of Representatives, this pr  more