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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 26 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Dr. (Maj.) Kate Rubins, NASA astronaut and an Army Reserve Soldier with the 75th Innovation Command, signs autographs and answers questions during the Pentagon's annual Bring a Child to Work Day on April 25. This annual event is designed to help children experience the workforce and showcase different roles within the Department of Defense. Rubins signed autographs, took pictures, and answered quest  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 26 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BELVOIR, Va. - The U.S. Army Reserve, 99th Readiness Division, and Military Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC) held a memorialization ceremony in honor of Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., April 23, 2024. The U.S. Army Reserve center, located off John J. Kingman Road, now bears Eaton's name. Dignitaries, general officers, soldiers, and other guests attended the ceremony he  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Challenge aims to uplift community-level solutions to address health inequities and environmental justice The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 12 winners in the first phase of the $1 million Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge. HHS created this national competition to uplift community voices with innovative solutions addressing the adverse he  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, including c  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general this week in urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, federal legislation to guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catast  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 27 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Quality's State Energy Office is accepting proposals for weatherization training and technical assistance projects, with $14.68 million in federal funding available. The funding is a portion of the $89.7 million provided to the state by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This funding is in addition to the annual amounts allo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 27 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Boviet Solar, a global renewable energy company, will create 908 new jobs in Pitt County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $294 million to locate its first North American solar panel manufacturing facility in the City of Greenville. "It's great to welcome Boviet Solar to North Carolina," said Governor Cooper. "This decision has prove  more

MORGANTON, North Carolina, April 27 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services invites media to a press conference in Morganton announcing the new name of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities. This name change marks an important milestone for the vocational rehabilitation program in North Carolina, reflecting the  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The documentary series Reel South is premiering 10 new films as part of its ninth season. The series is executive produced by PBS North Carolina and South Carolina ETV. In addition to the national release on public television stations and streaming on the PBS App, Reel South's ninth season is currently broadcasting on PBS stations nationwide via the WORLD channel. Season 9   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on April 25, 2024, with Moldova: * * * The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Moldova. * * * The Governments of the United States of America (United States) and the Republic of Moldova (Moldova) held a meeting of the U.S.-Moldova Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2024, as well as political consultations betwe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: United States Attorneys Michael Easley from the Eastern District of North Carolina, Sandra J. Hairston from the Middle District, and Dena J. King from the Western District, together with various local and state leaders, gathered on Tuesday morning to promote community engagement in supporting crime survivors and victims. Local news   more

LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, April 27 -- The U.S. Embassy in Zambia issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Today, the United States and Zambia formally established a State Partnership Program, which will strengthen disaster response and security cooperation between the United States and Zambia. This State Partnership Program connects the U.S. state of North Carolina's National Guard units with Zambia's security forces and disaster response organizations in a cooperative and mutually beneficial re  more