OAKLAND, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, in response to the Federal Trade Comission's (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking, joined a bipartisan multistate letter to the FTC proposing updates to regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the letter, the attorneys general express support for updates to COPPA and advocate for further   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report in January 2024 entitled "History of the American Community Survey:" (Continued from Part 8 of 10) * * * Census Bureau Involvement of Stakeholders and Their Concerns About Continuous Measurement The Census Bureau strongly encouraged stakeholder participation, beginning with the early planning of the 2000 Census in 1990, and through the agency's plans to test continuous measurement in 1995. The system's promis  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 12 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF), which supports economic and community development needs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $30 million is available to address basic public infrastructure and transportation infrastructure, as well as flood-control issues for communitie  more

MADISON, Mississippi, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: FEMA has approved $2,926,875 to reimburse the city of Rolling Fork for the replacement of signs and the repair of roads following the March 24-25, 2023, severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes. Following the March 2023 tornadoes, the city of Rolling Fork lost signage, sustained deep road rutting and the loss of asphalt du  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador today announced that Idaho has signed onto an amicus brief spearheaded by Virginia Attorney General Miyares, joined by 17 other states, supporting Montana's legislation that would prohibit the app in the state unless it separates from its parent Chinese company, ByteDance. Montana's legislation is nearly identical to the federal legislation that   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 12 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Mississippi continues to prioritize spending on administration over spending inside the classroom according to a new report released today by State Auditor Shad White. "As the son of a 35-year public school teacher and the grandson of two public school teachers, I know it's important to focus money on teachers' salaries and where it matters most--the classroom," said Auditor Whi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers deliver novel contribution in fiber optics computing, Fiber Optic Computing Using Distributed Feedback paper recently published in Communications Physics Journal, brings the Navy one step closer to faster, more efficient computing technologies. Optical computing uses th  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: In a letter (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/COPPA-Rule-Review-Letter_FINAL.pdf) today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made under the President's leadership - with over 14 million jobs added since the President took office and inflation down two-thirds from its peak - the Budget protects and builds on this progress with proposals for responsible, pro-growth investments in America and th  more