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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Sunday August 27, 2023 ( 5 items )  

DOE Announces $126 Million for Small Businesses to Pursue Clean Energy Research and Development
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * 90 Businesses in 27 States Will Use Grants to Focus on Cybersecurity, Fusion Energy, Renewables, and Other Disciplines That Will Lead the Clean Energy Transition * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 106 awards totaling $126 million in research and development grants for 90 different small businesses whose projects will address multiple mission areas across the Departmen  more

Fed Chair Powell Speaks at Economic Policy Symposium 'Structural Shifts in the Global Economy'
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on Aug. 25, 2023, by Chair Jerome H. Powell at a policy symposium entitled "Structural Shifts in the Global Economy" sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: * * * At last year's Jackson Hole symposium, I delivered a brief, direct message. My remarks this year will be a bit longer, but the message is the same: It is the Fed's job to bring inflation down to our 2 percent goal, and we will do so. We ha  more

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases: NIH Study Examines Connections Between Drinking Water Quality and Increased Lung Infections in People With Cystic Fibrosis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study, a  more

Texas Gov. Abbott: Operation Lone Star Gains National Support From State Governors
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 420,800 il  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon's Podcast Discusses Shared Vision for Wyoming's Future of Learning in Advance of Kickoff Event for RIDE Pilots
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon will join Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and partners from the State Board of Education and the University of Wyoming College of Education for a Student-Centered Learning Statewide Kickoff event on September 18 in Casper. Nine school districts will take part in the first year of the pilot program. The event celebrates the launch of the RIDE Pilots, part of the "Wyoming's Future   more