WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following news: Bryan King is a federal court software developer by trade and a think-outside-of-the-box kind of guy. When he noticed on one of his social media groups that a single medical-grade mask could be cut into pieces to make additional much-needed masks, he was intrigued. King has friends who are first responders where he lives in Lincoln Park, Michigan, and he knew their supplies were running low. So in hi  more

LEMONT, Illinois, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Argonne National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center located in Lemont has won multiple Federal Green Challenge awards. Argonne is one of only seven federal facilities nationwide to receive a national recognition for efforts to reduce environmental impacts. It is also receiving regional awards from E  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband issued the following joint statement with Matthew Schneider, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, who are overseeing the Justice Department's effort to monitor state and local policies relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, on New York's reopening plans: "Following action by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Mayor de Blasio provided much needed relief for N  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Defense Logistics Agency hazardous waste and property disposal support for rotational U.S. troops in Poland has grown significantly during the past five years as joint military exercises like Atlantic Resolve become the norm in Eastern Europe. The DLA Disposition Services directorate responsible for Europe and Africa began offering regular support for rotational troops at as   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on June 23: State personal income increased 2.3 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2020, a deceleration from the 3.6 percent increase in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1). The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 4.9 percent in New Mexico to -0.3 percent in Michigan.  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The FBI issued the following news release: The FBI in Michigan has received numerous reports of increased efforts by scammers to target residents across western Michigan with two different schemes: government impersonators and romance scams. In both fraud schemes, the scammer seeks to take advantage of a relationship of trust. There are many versions of the government impersonation scam, and they all exploit intimidation tactics. How to Identify a Government Impersonato  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Beginning June 29 and 30, Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation are restoring the daily Pere Marquette round-trip trains between Grand Rapids and Chicago in response to anticipated demand. This Amtrak MidwestSM service was temporarily suspended on March 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The train will originate in Chicago on June 29 and both Trains 370 & 371 will   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on June 24: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is awarding $962,160 in funding to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies in New York, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Hawaii, South Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Connecticut, and New Jersey to support activities related to  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: The Department of Justice announced the launch of the Civil Rights Reporting Portal. This new online tool will make it easier for the public to report a civil rights violation. "The Department is committed to upholding the civil and constitutional rights of all people in the United States," said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS) of the Department of Veterans Affairs has won multiple Federal Green Challenge awards. MVAHCS is one of only seven federal facilities nationwide to receive a national recognition for efforts to reduce environmental impacts and is the only facility to receive two nationa  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan's total hog and pig inventory on June 1 was estimated at 1.19 million head, down 60,000 head from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, Regional Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region. Breeding hog inventory, at 120,000 head, remained unchanged from last June. Market hog inventory, at 1.07 milli  more

MARINETTE, Wisconsin, June 27 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on June 25 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, it's a good song, isn't it though? Lee Greenwood. And thank you very much. I'm thrilled to be here with you on this incredible summer day in Wisconsin on the edge of the beautiful Lake Michigan -- that is beautiful too; I know it well -- with the legendary workers of Marinette Marine. And you now have a lot of contracts because of   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Michigan office issued the following news release on June 22: The Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.6 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 21 states. "Reliable and modern 21st century infrastructure, including electric infrastructure and smart grid technologies, is a cornerstone for prosperity in rural America,"  more