DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Funds Will Be Used to Create Three Affordable Housing Projects to Serve Homeless Population * * * AUSTIN, TEXAS, August 7, 2024 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that three Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants totaling $2.5 million have been awarded in U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett's dis  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 13 other state attorneys general in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas supporting Texas's motion for summary judgment in its suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and its rule regulating overtime pay for exempt employ  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Omaha - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enact a rule that would create uniform labeling requirements across the country and preempt California's Prop 65. Currently, States can require manufacturers to label products with health information that is inconsistent wi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Neptune Pass Rock Closure for a public review ending Aug 31, 2024. The draft environmental assessment (EA), "Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Neptune Pass Rock Closure, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana EA# 589 and draft Finding of No Significant Impa  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Team Dyess recently conducted exercise Agile Baron from July 15 - 31, 2024, marking a new chapter in air mobility and logistics efficiency. Agile Baron brought together the B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Dyess and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to demonstrate Agile Combat Employment capabilities. In collaboration with AFWERX's Agility Pri  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today announced a petition calling on the Biden-Harris EPA to create a farming freedom rule to end misleading labels on glyphosate and stop California from dictating how Iowa farmers farm. The announcement was made at a press conference at Hansen-Mueller, a grain and feed merchandiser in Omaha. Speakers at t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ROMERO MORRIS ("MORRIS"), age 34, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 4, 2024, to Counts 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 of the indictment pending against him announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 4 charged MORRIS with possession, with the intent to distribute, cocaine and marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: TRAVIS JACKSON ("JACKSON"), age 34, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on August 6, 2024, before United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion, to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a gun, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Federal B  more