WASHINGTON, March 19 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 70 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 32 states. The deployments began in January, with several more slated to run through late April, to increase outdoor education opportunities, provide tax assistance for low-income taxpayers and build renovate housing for homeless veterans. AmeriCorps NCCC is one of many programs und  more

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

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 19 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: The Environmental Test Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst held a ribbon-cutting for its new large vibration table on March 7. This new cutting-edge equipment will help lab personnel achieve their mission of supporting the warfighter. "The Environmental Test Labora  more

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

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

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

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

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 19 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: At its Feb. 7, 2024, public meeting, the State Board of Education approved the following rulemaking for publication in the March 18, 2024, New Jersey Register: Readoption with amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:22, Student Residency, which sets forth rules to establish procedures for school districts to determine students' eligibility to attend school in a particular school distr  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on March 18, 2024: Michelle Heintz, a global human resources (HR) executive with a history of transformational leadership, is joining the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), effective March 18. With more than 20 years of experience across public and private industries, Heintz possesses a rich understanding of human resources within rese  more