WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following 96-page Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1-Sept. 30, 2024 (No. 25-N-0003) on Nov. 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Message to Congress On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General, I am pleased to present our Semiannual Report to Congress. This report summarizes our work and accomplishments from April 1 through September 30, 2024. Our staff of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: 109 projects to receive RAISE grants to rebuild and repair critical infrastructure, increasing transportation access and creating good-paying, union jobs for American workers in their home communities Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.32 billion in Round 1 awards from the FY2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary gr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today defended Iowa family farms and businesses against a costly mandate, the so-called Corporate Transparency Act, which threatens to make them close up shop. Iowa farms and businesses face new national registration requirements as part of the unconstitutional mandate. Some family-owned farms and businesses have been operating for decades without   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration. "Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough. I support President Trump'  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 10 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch shared her five-part agenda for the 2025 Legislative Session, which includes bills to empower Mississippi families, secure our communities, advance election integrity, safeguard children's health, and protect public funds. "This agenda is designed to empower Mississippi families, ensure safe and secure communities, protect our children,   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Dallas-based Compass Datacenters, a multinational data center developer, is locating its next hyperscale data center campus in Meridian. The campus will consist of eight data centers that will be constructed over an eight-year period. Upon occupancy, Compass Datacenters' campus will represent an investment of $10 billion, including future tenants' information technology equipmen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more