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News Tipoffs - North Carolina Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 19, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Army Reserve MP Soldier receives medal for civilian heroism
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HAUPPAUGE, New York - Army Reserve Capt. Sean Kalletta, a military police officer with, 200th Military Police Command, received the Carnegie Medal on Feb. 22 for his heroic efforts. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine presented the medal to Kalletta with family and colleagues present. On Jan. 2, 2021, Kalletta was on duty as a Suffolk County Police officer. That day Kalletta res  more

Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit - Special Operations Capable Return Home After 8-Month Deployment as Immediate Crisis Response Force for Tri-Geographic Combatant Command Region
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina, March 19 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune issued the following news: By Capt. Angelica White, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024 after successfully completing an extended eight-month deployment embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) in U.S. Na  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition to Defend Biden Administration's Oil and Gas Methane Rule
OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's final Rule  more

Fort Lewis College Students Receive $75K EPA Award for Water Sampling Project to Better Detect Bacteria in Surface Waters
DURANGO, Colorado, March 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $75,000 to a team of Fort Lewis College students for a water bacteria detection research project. As part of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program, the award will provide funding for the students to develop and validate a scientific system to rapidly detect specific waterborne bacteria from environm  more

From field goals to the Navy: The remarkable journey of a UTSA kicker turned Naval officer
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In the world of college football, athletes become local heroes, celebrated for their accomplishments on the field. Rarely, does the spotlight follow them into a different arena, one far removed from the roar of the crowd. Such is the story of U.S. Navy Lt. Sean Ianno, a former University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners kicker whose journey too  more

HHS, DHS, and FEMA Announce Completion of Multi-Year Review of State Efforts to Provide Language Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL), and the FEMA Office of Equal Rights (OER) announce the successful completion of a language access compliance review of COVID-19 public health messaging in 19 states. This review included trainings and technical assista  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL DEFENDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S OIL AND GAS METHANE RULE
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/acec4a5e-8c3e-466f-a669-79ad642b3b9f/fileAsset/Filed%20Motion%20for%20Leave%20to%20Intervene_EPA%20Methane%20Rule.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

IRS Issues Notice No. 2024-25 Entitled '2024 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-25) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-12, dated March 18, 2024): * * * This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calculating: (1) the 2024 calendar  more

N.C. Gov. Cooper Announces 400 New Jobs as Global Manufacturer Selects Wilson County
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: SCHOTT Pharma USA, Inc., a global leader in manufacturing drug containment solutions and delivery systems for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, will establish a new production facility in Wilson County, creating 401 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $371 million in the City of Wilson. "SCHOTT's decision to select our state for this  more

N.C. Gov. Cooper Honors North Carolina State University Women's Cross Country Team, 2023 NCAA Cross Country National Champions
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper honored the North Carolina State University Women's Cross Country Team for winning the 2023 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. "This Wolfpack team fought hard in 2023 for their third straight national title, showing resilience and determination up to the finish line," said Governor Cooper. "Coach Henes has built an outstanding program, a  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Leads Panel Discussion With Student Government Representatives On Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Forty-eight student government representatives from high schools in North Carolina's westernmost counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians gathered today at the Cherokee High School on the Qualla Boundary for the 2024 Western North Carolina Student Council Spring Conference (WNC Conference). The annual conference is an op  more

Never-before-seen Army artifacts on exhibit in Fayetteville
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - For the first time, rare and never-before-seen artifacts from the U.S. Army Reserve, Airborne and Special Operations Museum, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, and 503D Military Police Battalion (Airborne) are on display in a temporary exhibit open to the public called "Opening the Vaults: Treasures of the Fort   more

Shaping civil considerations through simulation: 353rd CACOM participates in Austere Challenge 2024
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: GRAFENWOHR, Germany - Battlefields come in many different forms. Whether it's within a mountainous countryside or on a 15-inch computer screen, decisions will be made, setting off a chain of events. This sequence of events can either garner desired results or have consequential effects on combatants and the surrounding area. Keeping this consideration in mind, civil affairs and   more

Sisters in command: Army Reserve Soldiers navigate challenges together
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Company command can be a daunting experience for junior officers who take on the challenge for the first time. To get through your tenure, you learn to lean on your non-commissioned officers (NCOs), seek guidance from seasoned officers, and talk amongst your peers to compare experiences. That journey gets easier when you can share it with your sister. Captains   more