NEW YORK, March 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on March 18, 2024: * * * On Monday, March 18, 2024, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks urged action to continue the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The event was held on the steps of City Hall in New York City, New York. It was convened by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and featured remarks from Commissioner Starks and FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, along with Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY  more

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

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

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, two men pleaded guilty today to roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia, and a Kanawha County woman pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting one of their co-defendants. Christopher Anthony O'Dell, 38,  more