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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Tuesday September 26, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Federal Railroad Administration: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.4 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects That Will Improve Rail Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Add Passenger Rail Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has invested more than $1.4 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C. This is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain   more

Iowa Agriculture Dept.: Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Much-needed rainfall last week paused some   more

White House: Extreme House Republicans' Chaos Is Marching America Toward a Shutdown That Would Jeopardize Vital Nutrition Assistance for Nearly 7 Million Vulnerable Moms and Young Children
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including putting vital nutrition assistance at risk for nearly 7 million women and children who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC  more

White House: Extreme Republican Shutdown Would Force Troops to Work Without Getting Paid and Undermine Our National Security
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including undermining our national security and forcing servicemembers across the country and around the world to work without pay. During an Extreme Republican Shutdown, servicemember  more