WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure webs  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 20 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a brief with 23 other states urging the Court to deny Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's request for an unconstitutional gag order on President Trump. In a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the gag order stifles President Trump's ability to speak freely in the height of election season and denies Americans the   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a brief with 23 other states urging the Court to deny Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's request for an unconstitutional gag order on President Trump. In a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the gag order stifles President Trump's ability to speak freely in the height of election season and denies Americans the   more

BOISE, Idaho, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management posted the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today the interagency Joint Fire Science Program announced its Fiscal Year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for wildland fire research priorities. Nearly $11 million will be awarded across federal, state, Tribal and local governments, other Tribal entities, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private groups to advance wildland  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Scientists use innovative technology to track northwest migrations in the late spring and early summer and southeast migrations in the winter. Migrations appear to be driven by water temperature. * * * Scientists placed specially designed moorings, equipped with sonar, on the seafloor to acoustically monitor pollock abundance and move  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 20, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Plan to Protect and Steward Old-Growth Forests on National Forest System Lands President Biden is delivering on the most ambitious climate and conservation agenda in history, including by already protecting more than 41 million acres of lands and waters. Today the Biden-Harris Administration is taking new steps to conserve, restore, and expand our natio  more