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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 12 items )  

430th Military Law and Order Detachment supports airshow
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT DIX, N.J. - During their two-week annual training, the 430th Military Police Law and Order Detachment conducted joint law enforcement operations with various branches to support the "Power in the Pines" Airshow, held for the first time in five years at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL). The airshow ran from May 19 to 21, 2023 and was open to the public, drawing over 80,  more

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Grant Funding to Expedite Capacity Expansion for Port of Baltimore Terminal Operator
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Revised port infrastructure grant builds on Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing work to mitigate supply chain disruptions and economic impact from the suspension of vessel traffic at the Port of Baltimore As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's whole-of-government effort to tackle supply chain disruptions caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Department of Transpor  more

CDFI Fund Title VI Compliance Worksheet Webinar
WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund issued the following news on April 5, 2024: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (OCRE) will conduct another live webinar to assist organizations in understanding the requirements of the CDFI Fund's Title VI Compliance Worksheet (Worksheet). This webinar w  more

CFTC Commissioner Johnson Announces Agenda for April 9 Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, sponsor of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC), today announced the agenda for the MRAC public meeting on Tuesday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT), at the CFTC's Washington, D.C., headquarters. At the meeting, the MRAC will consider recommendations, developed by a diverse, multi-stakeholder working group, intended to strengt  more

Commissioner Johnson Announces Agenda for April 9 Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, sponsor of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC), today announced the agenda for the MRAC public meeting on Tuesday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT), at the CFTC's headquarters. At the meeting, the MRAC will consider recommendations, developed by a diverse, multi-stakeholder working group, intended to strengthen the resilience   more

DOE Announces $27 Million to Help 40 State, Local and Tribal Communities Lead America's Equitable and Resilient Clean Energy Future
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda is Improving Critical Infrastructure and Removing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment in Historically Underserved Communities * * * In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=invest.gov) and the historic Justice40 Initiative, today the U.S. Department of Energy announced $27 m  more

Fed Governor Bowman Speaks at Workshop on the Future of Banking, Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 2, 2024, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at a workshop entitled "Bank Mergers and Acquisitions, and De Novo Bank Formation: Implications for the Future of the Banking System": * * * Good morning. Before I provide some context for today's discussions, I would like to thank all of our participants who are here with us today in Kansas City at the Reserve Bank, and those participating remotely. Most important  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin Assumes Control of the Warren County Prosecutor's Office
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that he has exercised supersession over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. He has appointed Anthony Picione to serve as Acting Warren County Prosecutor, replacing James Pfeiffer, who is resigning effective immediately. Since October 2020, Picione has served as the deputy director of the Office of Public Integri  more

President Biden Issues Remarks Before Marine One Departure on April 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 5, 2024, before the Marine One departure: * * * Q:Your reaction to the earthquake, sir -- the New York City earthquake? Can you talk about it briefly? Your reaction, sir, to the New York -- THE PRESIDENT: With regard -- with re- -- Q:Did you threaten to stop military -- THE PRESIDENT: With regard -- Q:-- aid to Israel? THE PRESIDENT: With regard to the earthquake, I spoke to the governor. He thinks everything is   more

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Lopa, A.)
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class (Pfc.) Anthony J. Lopa, 17, of North Arlington, New Jersey, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for July 21, 2023. In July 1950, Lopa was a member of Delta Battery, 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons (Self Propelled) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He w  more

The Space Weather Problem, How West Point Aims to Assist Soldiers in Arctic Ops
WEST POINT, New York, April 6 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Jorge Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist Imagine the spectacle of a solar flare erupting from the Sun's incredible mass. The explosive burst of radiation released from magnetic energy towers 66,000,000 feet into the vast expanse above. From this monstrous explosion emerges an average sunspot the size of our humble blue planet. Now, think about a common task you would accomplish in eight minutes. Perhaps it  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Actions Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 5, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Actions Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse - Unified Command structure immediately established and clearing wreckage - $60 million in federal Emergency Relief funds quickly approved for Maryland's initial costs - Small Business Administration to provide low-interest disaster loans to eligible businesses - Department of Labor approves first tranche  more