KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent in March, up 2.8 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Energy Unit of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering grants to help address communities' roadblocks to clean energy access. At least $320,000 in funding is expected to be available through the MI Solar Communities-MI Solar Access Program, with average individual grant awards from $80,000-$100,000. The MI Solar Communi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Filing False FEMA Applications May Lead to Criminal Charges LANSING, Mich. - If you apply for FEMA Assistance and purposely claim disaster damage that never happened, you you may be charged with a serious crime. FEMA must make sure taxpayer dollars go only to Michigan homeowners and renters in Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: LANSING, Mich. - The Macomb County Disaster Recovery Center in Chesterfield will close permanently at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10. See below for the address: Chesterfield Township Fire Department Central Station 33991 23 Mile Road Chesterfield, MI 48047 You don't need to visit a center to apply for FEMA assistance or to check on the status of   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the recent appointment of Erin Evashevski (JPG) as Mackinac County Public Administrator. "I would like to congratulate Erin on her appointment as a County Administrator," Nessel said. "Her proven track record resolving complex probate cases will be invaluable to Mackinac County." County public administrators have power  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Detroit gas station owner has been charged with several federal crimes stemming from his involvement with a Detroit-based stash house that held over 40 kilograms of fentanyl, a pill press, and a variety of other materials used to manufacture fentanyl pills, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcem  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The leader of the Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang was sentenced to life in prison today after having been convicted in December, 2023 of 22 counts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, and related firearms offenses, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibs  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $411,000 in funding to 14 Tribal Nations and organizations to support local and community projects that expand the reach and impact of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (FIBSI). Special NEH Chair's grants of up to $30,000 will support federally recognized Tribes, nonprofit Tribal entities, and state organizations that work   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 25-29, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Universal Protection Services, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services (12-CA-305972; 373 NLRB No. 38) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583cbf6bf) Homestead, FL, March 27, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Summary Judgment in this test-of-certification case on the ground that the Respondent fail  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: NRC will hold a hybrid public meeting to discuss the NRC's Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Panel's activities to independently assess the plant's readiness to potentially resume operation in a way that ensures public health and safety. The meeting will be held at the Grand Upton Hall, Lake Michigan College, 2755 E. Napier Ave., in Benton Harbor. The information for attending virtually  more