WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the agency statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Last Friday concluded the Department's #FAFSAFastBreak Campaign. This Week of Action was a national effort to drive FAFSA submissions among high school seniors and returning college students. We were so thrilled to have over 200 commitments from high school counselors, principals, superintendents, after-school programs, parent groups, non-profit organizations, and other local and sta more PR

KIRKWOOD, Missouri, April 23 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: There's a new "sheriff" in town. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) now has a K-9 conservation agent in the St. Louis region, and the public is invited to meet her. Lincoln County Conservation Agent Nicholas Bommarito and K-9 Bertie are tasked with enforcing laws related to conservation and public safety, assisting with search and rescue operations, and of course meeting Missouri's cit more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 23 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) awarded Missouri's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the Inspector General's Award for Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse as a result of the Unit's performance in 2023. The Unit had especially high case outcomes for its size of 19 total staff, who w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $11 million for four selected projects that will help fight climate change by bolstering the nation's carbon management industry. The projects, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support the transport of carbon dioxide  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is urging the United States Supreme Court to consider a case that could dramatically limit the immunity that shields Big Tech companies from civil lawsuits. The case, styled as Doe v Snap, involves a young man seeking to hold Snapchat accountable for its role in his being a victim of sexual abuse. The social media platform has so far been able to use Sec more PR

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Phill Stuart, 509th Bomb Wing The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of Exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers April 15, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by Air Force Global Strike bases across the Air Force that focus on the tra more PR

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, April 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Phill Stuart, 509th Bomb Wing The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of Exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers April 15, 2024, at Whiteman Air Force Base. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by Air Force Global Strike bases across the Air Force that focus on the training and readiness of Airmen. The more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A Republic, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl to distribute and several firearms following two instances in which he fled from law enforcement officers. Tonikko Fewell, 34, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to two counts of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) convened the Standards Board and Board of Advisors in Kansas City, Missouri for the respective boards' annual meetings. Panel discussions covered lessons from the presidential primaries, planning for the general election, artificial intelligence, elections in the territories, communications, ethical standards for election a more PR