WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * This two-folded approach project conducted both a bundled evaluation and provided a one-year evaluation to participants. * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, released the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund Bundle Evaluation and Capacity Building Project final report, which assessed how State Service Commissions from Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New  more

AMES, Iowa, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: James Knoop, a graduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. For this award,James Knoop he will be conducting research at the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory under the guidance of Tanya Prozorov, a scientist at Ames Lab. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Nationally, public school spending per student rose 8.9% from $14,358 in FY 2021 to $15,633 in FY 2022, according to new data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents the largest percentage increase in public school spending per pupil in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in over 20 years. Statistics are not a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27, at nearly 5,000 locations nationwide, including approximately 170 drop-offs within the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is invited to safely dispose of tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged That Delivery Company Assigned Black Drivers to More Dangerous and Arduous Work * * * Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 27 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In an effort to help Illinois residents reconnect with more of their missing money and to right a historical wrong against the Black community and other people of color, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs and Illinois Congressman Danny K. Davis today urged the U.S. Treasury to make it easier for states to facilitate the return of mature U.S. Savings Bonds. Davis   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a settlement securing full refunds for Iowa businesses and charities targeted by a misleading mailer scheme. The scheme was carried out by "Master Marketing Group LLC," which has been conducting business as GA Business Compliance. GA Business Compliance sent misleading mailers to new Iowa businesses and charities. The mailers  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Pottawattamie County in response to severe weather that occurred on April 26. The governor's proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Advocacy Program. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the fede  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original orders on DNR's website at www.iowadnr.go  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments before fina  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- Iowa Secretary of State Paul D. Pate issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate honored longtime Black Hawk County Auditor Grant Veeder with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award this week. Veeder, who is retiring at the end of his ninth term, served as Black Hawk County Auditor for 36 years. Secretary Pate surprised Auditor Veeder with the award during a ceremony in Waterloo on Tuesday.  more

BELTSVILLE, Maryland, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: For pioneering studies on Influenza A Viruses in swine, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Amy L. Baker is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2024. Baker, a research veterinary medical officer at the ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa, is one of 12 total ARS researchers who were  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 26, 2024: On Thursday, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 17-State coalition, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA).  more