WASHINGTON, March 13 -- 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 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released today. Approximately 60% (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an i  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services division issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the two recipients of the 2024 L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships. They are: * Lancaster County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Office with the Coalition for Healthy Youth; and * Macomb County (M  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the emission  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The FCC today adopted final rules to establish a new regulatory framework to revolutionize connectivity across the United States. The world's first supplemental coverage from space (SCS) framework leverages cutting-edge satellite technology to extend the reach of wireless networks to remote areas. This will enable collaborations between wireless carriers and satellite operators to   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket 02-378) on March 14, 2024: * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual planning meetings via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 9:00 am (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Spring meeting is April 1,   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 14, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 7,000 from 217,000 to 210,000. The 4-week moving average was 20  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in opposing a state law in Idaho that blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Labrador, two transgender minors and their parents, sued to block Idaho's House Bill (HB) 71, which criminalizes medical treatment for trans  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin work on both directions of US-23 between M-36 and Lee Road in Livingston County, including: * Eastbound/westbound Silver Lake Road from Whitmore Lake Road to Fieldcrest Drive, * The northbound US-23 ramps Silver Lake Road, * The southbound US-23 ramps Silver Lake Road, and * The Silver Lake Road carpool Lot. This work is par  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations. The Final Rule, issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), clarifies that the definitions   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, the home state of Lee Mueller, former operator of Boyce Hydro and the Edenville Dam, denied Mueller's bankruptcy filing, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. United States Bankruptcy Judge August B. Landis dismissed Mueller's attempted Chapter 13 Bankruptcy on February 9th. In 2023, the State obtaine  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: Local school districts and the Michigan Department of Education during March is Reading Month are highlighting what's being done to create diverse classroom libraries. Superintendents from three school districts in different parts of Michigan presented at this month's State Board of Education meeting how their schools are creating diverse classroom libraries featuring books with characters an  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 15 (TNSres) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office made significant strides in 2023 in rebuilding community trust, reinvigorating our protection of civil rights, and restructuring our approach to violent crime, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. The details of the office's work in 2023 are set forth in a 51-page annual report highli  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: A New Baltimore resident was sentenced yesterday to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison following her convictions fo 26 drug-related crimes, including unlawful distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription drug-controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining Ison in   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on March 14, 2024: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Michele A. Harmala, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: 2024 Dr. Chery S. Wagonlander Early Middle College Excellence in Practice Award Recipients The Michigan Department of Education's Office of Career and Te  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on March 14, 2024: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Diane L. Golzynski, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Best Practices for Serving Breakfasts in School Have you ever heard the phrase "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day"? It is! Students who start their day   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 13, 2024, at an event at the Pieper-Hillside Boys and Girls Club on how his investments are rebuilding communities and creating good-paying jobs: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Good to see you all. Gov, as my father would say, "Excuse my back." I apologize. (Laughter.) Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) Thank you, Ray, for that introduction and for sharing your family's story with so m  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State has selected four distinguished scientists to serve as new U.S. Science Envoys in 2024: Dr. Rumman Chowdhury; Dr. Stephanie "Steffi" Diem; Dr. Sian Proctor; and Dr. Dawn Wright. Through the U.S. Science Envoy Program, eminent U.S. scientists and engineers leverage their expertise and networks to forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation to   more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 15 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta through the American Film Showcase (AFS) is bringing Razi Jafri, a Detroit-based documentary photographer, filmmaker, and producer, to Indonesia March 13 - 23, 2024 for a series of workshops and film screenings across the country, including at @america and the American Space at Voice of Istiqlal. The program in Indonesia will include a series of skills-building activities  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 15 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will host a Teams live virtual public meeting to discuss major projects starting soon in west Michigan on state routes (US, M and I routes). Attendees will learn how to receive project-specific updates and other traffic information throughout the season. Who: Community stakeholders City representatives Local busin  more

TACOMA, Washington, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: A 45-year-old Nigerian citizen who defrauded U.S. COVID relief programs from his home in Canada, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 42 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali, was arrested in February 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, as h  more