WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management announced today nearly $6 million for ecosystem restoration projects in seven western states and Florida. The funds are available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a signature feature of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda. "The funding announced today from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will ad  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - December 2023": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bure  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, introduced legislation Tuesday that would add Maine to the Compact for Licensing Physician Assistants (PAs), which would allow licensed PAs to practice in member states without having to obtain a new license for each state. "By joining the compact, we are welcoming qualified PAs to move to Maine and more easily practice here," said Cloutier. "Our state's h  more

PAGE, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Beginning January 15, there will be a temporary closure of the National Park Service's (NPS) developed area in Hite, Utah. Hite is a remote ranger district in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located at the top of Lake Powell, adjacent to the confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers. Motorists driving the 126-mile stretch of Utah State Highway 95 between Hanksvi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $800,000 in federal funding for eight local government and non-profit organizations representing communities across the country, from Alaska to Pennsylvania, that will each create a roadmap toward repurposing their existing energy assets. The Capacity Building   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience reminded small businesses economically impacted by the Colorado Highway 133 sinkhole and road closure that occurred May 2 June 19, 2023, that SBA continues to offer low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital needs. SBA disaster assist  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have linked a series of malformations in stillborn infants to copy number variants--lengths of DNA in which hereditary material is either duplicated or deleted. The findings could lead to ways to predict the risk of stillbirth, prov  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson. The brief, which was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia, asks the nation's high court to hear arguments to address the Colorado Supreme Court decision about former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered that Trump b  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: * * * Business Elevated Podcast (Season 6 Episode 1) This podcast series features business and government leaders discussing what it's like to live and work in the great state of Utah. The Business Elevated podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-elevated/id1453052684), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The White House announced on Jan. 10, 2024, the nominations of six individuals for positions in the judiciary: * * * * Ann Marie Mclff Allen, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice David Nuffer, retired. * Susan M. Bazis, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, vice John M. Gerrard, retired. * Ernest Gonzalez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Fr  more