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Air University brings language, cultural expertise to Army intelligence exercise (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Air University brings language, cultural expertise to Army intelligence exercise
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Air University brought language and cultural expertise to U.S. Army intelligence training during Cobra Engaged, a 16-day field exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Through its Air Force Culture and Language Center and the Language Enabled Airman Program, Air University more PR
Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general raising concerns over potentially illegal financial reporting requirements by the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a letter to the Big 4, the coalition questions their stated more PR
BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback for January 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Montana/Dakotas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback for January 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Montana/Dakotas
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BILLINGS, Mont.- The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 60 oil and gas parcels totaling 18,565 acres that may be included in a January 2027 lease sale in Montana/Dakotas. The scoping period ends Sept. 24, 2026.
Leasing is the first step in the process to deve more PR
CAIR Joins Call for Resignation of Wisconsin Mayor Over Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Joins Call for Resignation of Wisconsin Mayor Over Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls for the resignation of New Berlin, Wisconsin, Mayor Dave Ament following reports that he shared a series of anti-Muslim, racist and sexist posts on his personal Facebook page.
CAIR also called on Mayor Ament to take respo more PR
CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Spitting Attack Targeting Muslim Woman in Kentucky (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Spitting Attack Targeting Muslim Woman in Kentucky
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest of a suspect in an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky.
CAIR recently called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the attack as a hate c more PR
CAIR-MI Calls for End to Hate Rhetoric After Receiving Death Threats to Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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CAIR-MI Calls for End to Hate Rhetoric After Receiving Death Threats to Office
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an end to anti-Muslim hate rhetoric after receiving death threats at its office.
The threats come amid what the Washington Post described as a wave of anti-Muslim rhetor more PR
Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard in Sawmill Bay, Alaska (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard in Sawmill Bay, Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crew member who fell overboard from a fishing vessel in Sawmill Bay early Sunday morning.
Watch standers at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic received a report of a crew member falling overboard from the fishing vessel Inlet Sunrise in Sawmill Bay at approximately 1 more PR
Federal Register: DOD Issues Notice of Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Defense Personnel Readiness Management Activity issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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PRMA publishes this Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 332. Bulletin Number 332 lists current per diem rates prescribed for reimbursement of subsistence expenses while on official Government travel to Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the U.S. The Calendar Year (CY) 2026 lodging rate review for Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American more PR
Federal Register: NTIA Issues Information Collection Notice on Application for Competitive Grant Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following information collection:
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The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which help us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 d more PR
Federal Register: Surface Transportation Board Issues Information Collection Notice on Water Carrier Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSinfo) -- The Surface Transportation Board issued the following information collection:
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the extension (without change) of the collections required by statute for rail or water carrier equipment liens (recordations), water carrier tariffs, and rail agricultural contract summaries, as described in more detail below.
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Governor Healey Sends Third Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Sends Third Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires
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CARLISLE -Governor Maura Healey today announced that Massachusetts is sending a third crew of specially trained wildland firefighters to northern Minnesota to help fight ongoing fires in the region.
The 15-person team includes firefighters from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Massachusetts Department of more PR
IMMP and CBD Launch Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Gray Whales (10)
BERKELEY, California, Aug. 26 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news:
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IMMP and CBD Launch Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Gray Whales
Endangered Species Act Decision Overdue for Struggling Population
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OAKLAND, Calif.-- Three conservation groups today sent a notice of their intent to sue [https://www.earthisland.org/im...] the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to issue a decision on Endangered Species Act protections for the Eastern North Pacific gray whale. This y more PR
IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on Section 2032A - Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property".
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This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory.
Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR
Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release:
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Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems
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Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes.
With its broad array of services, SBS stands as a comprehensive solution th more PR
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13119) by Clare Y. Cho, natural resources policy specialist Mark K. DeSantis and energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan.
Here are excerpts:
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National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A): A Summary
The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is a 23-million-acre area in northern Alaska owned and administered by the federal government. Originally designated as an emergency oil reserve for the United States Navy in 1923, the more PR
Pumpkin Pi Spices up Oregon Timber Sales, Earns $10.6 Million (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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Pumpkin Pi Spices up Oregon Timber Sales, Earns $10.6 Million
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WASHINGTON -In a season of big numbers and bigger harvests, the BLM's Pumpkin Pi Timber Sale roasted modern records. The 400-acre sale brought in nearly $10.6 million and will produce 23.5 million board feet of timber. The seasonally named sale surpassed the previous record by nearly 5.5 million board feet, boosting the domestic timber supply and support more PR
Putting on the Coat for Rural Care: Jordan Hawley's Journey to Physician Assistant Studies (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Putting on the Coat for Rural Care: Jordan Hawley's Journey to Physician Assistant Studies
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When Idaho State University physician assistant graduate Jordan Hawley recently stood and received the traditional long white coat symbolizing her entrance into the field of healthcare professionals, it symbolized more than the thousands of hours in the classroom and clinic -it represents a lifelong journey toward finding her calling.
In August, over 140 Idaho Sta more PR
Trump Administration Announces $160 Million to Bring Cutting-Edge Technology, Drones Prescription Deliveries, Surgical Robotics and More to Alaska (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Announces $160 Million to Bring Cutting-Edge Technology, Drones Prescription Deliveries, Surgical Robotics and More to Alaska
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The Trump Administration announced today that a $160 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Alaskans through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This investment will deliver funding to 142 more PR
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