WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: BREMERTON, Wash. - In September 1915, decades after the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery as an institution within all U.S. states and territories, historian Carter Woodson and Minister Jesse Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, an organization dedicated to researching and promoting the achievements of Black Americans and other peoples of African descent.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.2 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissio  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 7 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and 15 other state attorneys general are strongly objecting to the United States Senate's proposed border supplemental bill introduced this week. The attorneys general cited several concerns, imploring lawmakers to reject this bill. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "This bill is a mirage. It codifies many of the illegal actions President Bide  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 7 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: The Indiana House of Representatives recently advanced State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty) legislation to protect lawful Hoosiers' gun purchase information tracked by government entities. Teshka said some banks and credit card companies have used merchant category codes, which gather cardholders' data, to track gun purchases from firearms retailers. His legislation would prohibit payment proc  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Elizabeth Davis, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Sgt. Anastacia Lange, 333rd Training Squadron Cyber Warfare Operator (CWO) course instructor, is breaking barriers as the first Guardian and the first female instructor in the course's history. The 333rd TRS at Keesler provides officer communications and cyber warfare initial skills training, enlisted   more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Four Coast Guardsmen are scheduled to graduate from Airman Leadership School for the first time since 2020 on Feb. 8th, 2024. ALS teaches leadership skills for service members who enter the non-commissioned officer tier. "ALS is a five-week class that emphasizes leadership and supervision," said U.S. Air Force   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics issued the following news release: * * * While enrollment in higher grades has rebounded, figure for earlier grades remains lower * * * Prekindergarten through 12th-grade public school enrollment in the 50 states and the District of Columbia reached 49.6 million for the fall of 2022, according to new data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research physicist Lynda E. Busse, Ph.D., was named a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for outstanding technical contributions to the development of novel infrared (IR) optical materials and photonics devices. Announced December 2023, the 47 new Fellows represent  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas on Sunday, joining 13 other Republican Governors for a security briefing on Operation Lone Star. That update, hosted by Governor Greg Abbott and Texas border security officials, was followed by a nationally broadcast news conference from nearby Shelby Park, which has served as the base camp for operations to this point. "Our federal gove  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a coalition of 15 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the leadership of the United States Senate strongly objecting to measures in the "border bill" proposed in that chamber after negotiation with the White House. The letter highlights the bill's failure to solve problems contributing to high volumes of border encounters, explaining: "We implore o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Reyes joined a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rule unlawful. The new rule pertains to the procedures under which states submit state implementation plans as mandated by Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Under a section of the Clean Air Act, st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * As Affordable Connectivity Program Hits Milestone of Providing Affordable High-Speed Internet To 23 Million Households Nationwide, Biden-Harris Administration Calls on Congress to Extend Its Funding As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country Over the past three years, President Biden and Vice President Harris have leveraged the full force of the Federal Government to advance racial justice and equity and ensure the promise of America for all communities, including Black Americans, across the country. With the suppor  more