NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued the following news release: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - the nation's largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities - today announced that grants totaling more than $16.1 million have been awarded to 12 liberal arts colleges as part of its Humanities for All Times Initiative. Humanities for All Times was created to support newly developed curricula that both instruct students in methods of humanities practice and cle  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recently recognized Lake Ouachita volunteers Windell and Carolyn Belford with the Volunteer Excellence Coin for their 14 years of exemplary service at Denby Point Recreation Area. Created in partnership with the Corps Foundation, the award recognizes volunteers' extraordinary skills and contributio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following focus paper (No. IF12027) on Jan. 26, 2022, entitled "Ferry Programs in the Department of Transportation" by transportation policy specialist William J. Mallett: * * * Ferries provide transportation services in a wide variety of settings and for many purposes. The main types of ferry service in the United States are commuter passenger service in urban areas, and highway vehicle carriage in rural areas where a bridge  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law issued the following testimony by Farm Action President Joe Maxwell involving a Jan. 19, 2022, hearing entitled "Reviving Competition, Part 5: Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration on Americas Food Supply": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify regarding the Effects of Economic Concentration on America's Food Supply. I will be highlighting the on-the-ground implications   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife issued the following testimony by certified wildlife biologist Gordon R. Batcheller, executive secretary of the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Inc., involving a remote legislative hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, on four bills. The bills are: Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act (H.R. 4057), Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 (H.R. 4092), Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021 (H.R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: The Humane Society of the United States released the results of three disturbing undercover investigations at wildlife killing contests in Virginia, including one this month with the largest attendance of any killing contest east of the Mississippi River. More than 60 killing contests that target foxes, bobcats and coyotes for cash and prizes have taken place in Virginia since 2015, includ  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted his budget priorities for the next fiscal year, which include significant new, recurring investments in education at every level, including at least a $1500 pay raise for teachers and monumental new investments in infrastructure across Louisiana. "After inheriting the largest budget deficit in Louisiana history, my administration worked with the l  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 25 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022: Five and a half years after the initial discovery of large dead patches of roseau cane on Louisiana's coast, LSU AgCenter scientists and those from partner agencies have learned a lot about what is causing the marsh grass -- which plays an important role in preventing land loss -- to die. They have identified an insect, called roseau cane scale, that is infesting the  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- Macalester College issued the following college news: The Mississippi River is at once a symbol of American might, an object of blight, and a constant, flowing reminder of our nation's complicated past. This richness is what makes the iconic river such a perfect laboratory to develop an innovative humanities curriculum that engages with some of the most pressing issues of our time. That's the basis for a new Macalester-led initiative, titled "Mississippi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Last week, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers secured $829 million in federal infrastructure funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) to modernize locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River. Announced by the Biden Administration as part the latest wave of programming from the bipartisan infrastructure law, the funding mark  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, praised the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) updated Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Work Plan, which funds several key projects in the City of Chicago and the Chicagoland region: "Chicago and the State of Illinois are already seeing gains from the historic Infrastructure Investment   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, issued the following statement praising the appointment of additional key Biden-Harris Administration appointees to the SBA within the Office of Disaster Assistance. These experienced leaders will pla  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Missouri office issued the following news release: Missouri farmers and landowners within the Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship Project Area can apply to receive financial assistance through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to receive assistance to implement select conservat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 28 (TNSOps) -- The Water Institute of the Gulf issued the following news release: A new grant from the Charles Lamar Family Foundation will advance a "Living Lab" initiative in Bay Denesse in south Louisiana, working to bring together coastal managers, educators and coastal researchers to improve coastal restoration projects. Led by The Water Institute, the Living Lab will bring together coastal project managers and coastal researchers representing universities, no  more