WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest about $138 million of financial assistance from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act--the largest climate investment in history--in 138 new climate-smart conservation easements, through which farmers and ranchers are conserving wetlands, grasslands and prime farmlands. These selected Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) projects ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Richard J. Kasten, 24, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 18, 2023. In January 1944, Kasten was assigned to the 68th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the European Theater. On Jan. 21, Kasten, a navigator on board a   more

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 14 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: Arapahoe County boasts more than 400,000 engaged and active voters, but there's always room for more. To strengthen relationships with municipal organizations and engage directly with voters and residents, the Clerk and Recorder's Office restructured the Elections Division into three categories. One new division--Community Services--will focus on partnerships. Community Services Manager Katie Sims managed several vote  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 13, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - December 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 13, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $750 million for 52 projects across 24 states to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen and reinforce America's global leadership in the growing clean hydrogen industry. These projects--funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--will help advance electrolysis technolo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: KEY POINTS Infertility affects millions of Americans in the United States at some point in their life. Difficulty conceiving can be caused by a variety of factors such as age, health conditions, and for couples who are same sex or individuals without a partner and cannot otherwise conceive. In addition, some couples experience unexplained infertility where tests reveal no obvious causes  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/31f8d957-5af8-4c17-8d24-9eb6799a575d/fileAsset/Poe%20v.%20Labrador%20amicus.pdf) today in support of a challenge to an Idaho law that blocks transgender youth from accessing critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Labrador, two tra  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the recipients for the 2024 Michigan Rail Enhancement Grant Program (M-REP) that will invest $16 million toward freight rail projects across Michigan. The 10 projects that were competitively selected make strategic investments in freight rail corridors and facilities to improve rail safety, operational efficiency, accessibilit  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Paint the Plow program. This program offers a unique opportunity for MDOT to partner with area schools, using students' creativity to communicate safe winter driving practices for all Michigan residents. The Paint the Plow program is open to all Michigan high schools, including technical and vo  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Peter Manning and Joe Potchen have been promoted to the positions of Deputy Attorney General assuming the duties of former Chief Deputy Fadwa Hammoud. She additionally announced a reorganization of the Criminal Justice Bureau to create three new divisions within the Bureau. "Joe Potchen and Peter Manning are seasone  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21529) on March 12, 2024: * * * In the matter of the Application of DTE GAS COMPANY for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity relative to the Village of Buckley, Wexford Township and Hanover Township in Wexford County, Michigan APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY DTE Gas Company ("DTE Gas" or "Company"), pursuant to 19  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations - regulations that are already showing every indication that they are working as intended to get these deadly weapon  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 39 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Drummond said the update is necessary because the rules governing online privacy protections for children under the age o  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, March 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on March 13, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Hi, hi. Okay. Got a couple of things at the top. All right. Good afternoon, everyone. We're -- we're en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the President will announce $3.3 billion to reconnect and rebuild communities in more than 40 states, including those that we  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 14 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places. The 25-story hotel was completed 1928 and was the flagship of Milwaukee native Walter Schroeder's hotel chain, which owned and operated hotels in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. The State Historic Preservation Office presented the certificate  more