WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 56 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 25 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The deployments began in mid-October, with several slated to run through mid-December, to address the impacts of climate change, and support families through food security programs and other community needs. When America calls, AmeriCorps answers. In the Pacif  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are gathering public input to inform a scientific analysis of the proposed Northern Corridor highway in Washington County. The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the result of the settlement of pending litigation and will address the Northern Corridor highway right-  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are gathering public input to inform a scientific analysis of the proposed Northern Corridor highway in Washington County. The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the result of the settlement of pending litigation and will address the Northern Corridor highway right-of-wa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Funding Will Help Advance Geothermal Deployment Nationwide and Tap into Geothermal Energy's Potential to Provide 90 GW of Clean, Reliable Power * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory in Milford, UT, has selected 13 research p  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following article on Nov. 15, 2023, by senior policy analyst Ben Horowitz and intern Zakary Yudhishthu: * * * States are re-examining how they regulate housing development as rents and mortgage prices increase * * * State legislatures across the nation are taking a larger role in setting the rules that govern housing production. Proponents of these changes argue that better land-use and planning policies wi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: At 10:45 a.m., state officials and legislators will gather on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol to celebrate Speaker Brad Wilson's service to the state of Utah. Wilson has served in the Utah State Legislature for over a decade and as Speaker of the House since 2019. "In light of Brad's tireless efforts to preserve and protect the iconic Great Salt Lake, we are naming an airboat in his hon  more

OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Bryan Magana, Weber State Public Relations Director A new leader in Utah's defense and aerospace industry took the reins recently as Weber State University named Benjamin Garcia the executive director of the Miller Advanced Research & Solutions Center. Located at the Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park near Hill Air Force Base, the MARS Center has a formal relationship with Hill i  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 16 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to drop a proposed rule change that would allow foreign agricultural workers in the United States to form unions - a right that is denied to U.S. citizen farmworkers. "Once again, the Biden administration has placed the interests of foreign nationals over the interests of  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that she and a bipartisan group of 25 other governors signed onto a letter calling on congressional leadership to reauthorize funding to make internet access affordable. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides lower-income families the ability to pay for high-speed internet - expanding access to high-speed internet across Kansas. It is projected tha  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills has joined a bipartisan group of twenty-five fellow governors in urging Congressional leaders to provide additional funding to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The Affordable Connectivity Program, created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is designed to help ensure Americans can afford the internet connection they need to work, study, access health care, and  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Today, at the conclusion of a removal hearing, a federal court in Houston, Texas ordered Elmer Canales-Rivera, also known as "Crook de Hollywood," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York where he and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders were indicted in December 2020 on te  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations launched a new partnership between the Department of State and a number of universities focusing on conflict anticipation and prevention. Under the Academic Centers of Conflict Anticipation and Prevention (ACCAP) initiative, universities will collaborate on research, analysis, and data that will enhance the Department of State's abili  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 25 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress, requesting the passage of the Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act of 2023 (H.R. 1337). If signed into law, this bill would grant state attorneys general the authority to enforce certain federal immigration laws. The federal government's ongoing failure t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released new state-by-state data and details showing that the simplified, streamlined, and redesigned 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants. The new FAFSA form will also help 1.5 million more students receive the maximum Pell Grant - bringing th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 16 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: The Utah Broadband Center (UBC), part of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, asks for public feedback on Utah's draft of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2 , opens in a new tab . Comments can be submitted online until Dec. 15, 2023. The BEAD program is a federal funding opportunity that will allow Utah to build high-speed internet  more