WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on March 28, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative media briefing: * * * Thank you to our Acting Associate Attorney General, Ben Mizer. And thanks to everyone for joining us today. As you just heard, the Department of Justice has made unprecedented federal investments in community violence intervention, and the Office of Justice Prog  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following remarks on March 28, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at a Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative media briefing: * * * Thank you to our Acting Associate Attorney General, Ben Mizer. And thanks to everyone for joining us today. As you just heard, the Department of Justice has made unprecedented federal investments in community violence intervention, and  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Create Revenue for Rural Business Owners and Farms OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new income and create   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Funding made available by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for approximately $5.1 billion in funding for projects of regional or national significance for three major discretionary grant programs. The application process has been streamlined into the singl  more

OAKLAND, California, March 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta led 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al. in support of the plaintiffs' motion to vacate the Trump Administration's 2020 federal rule (the Rule), which strips nondiscriminati  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 28, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Model Year 2022-2023 Snowmobiles equipped with PATRIOT BOOST Engines Hazard: The fuel line between the fuel rails can leak, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: March 28, 2024 Units: About 7,000 (In addition, about 3,100 were sold in Canada) (Polaris MATRYX snowmobiles have been previously recalled in February 2022, August 2022, November 20  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts supporting a motion to vacate a 2020 federal rule that strips nondiscrimination protections from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 28, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 210,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 210,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 211,000, a decrease of 750 from t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 29 -- The Metropolitan Council, regional policy-making body, planning agency and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region, issued the following news: The Met Council has created a new water supply planning atlas to help local government planners and elected officials make sound decisions regarding water supply quality and quantity. The atlas explains complex water concepts and science in an easy-to-understand and accessible format, using  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 29 -- The Metropolitan Council, regional policy-making body, planning agency and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region, issued the following news: Affordable housing, accessible green spaces, economic opportunity, and transit options and community spaces accessible to youth are on the minds of residents in Shakopee, Minneapolis, and other cities in the region as they think about current needs and the future of our region. The Met Counc  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 28 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA) Board of Directors on March 26 unanimously approved a $4.7 million loan, the first for MnCIFA, which will fund the initial phase of an innovative clean energy system and help The Heights redevelopment to meet its 100% carbon-free goal. The loan will be used to construct the infrastructure of a geothermal energy system, which is a r  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 29 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news on March 28, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced Minnesota's Digital Opportunity Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The acceptance means the state is now eligible for federal grants to implement the plan, which will help reduce  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 29 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) has introduced legislation that creates a Shakopee Area Workforce Development Scholarships pilot program. This unique pilot would create a scholarship program that would create a public-private partnership between local businesses, the city, and higher education institutions, and would incentivize entrepreneurship in high-demand job areas. The goal of this program  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 29 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on March 28, 2024, by State Senate Education Policy Committee Lead Republican Julia Coleman, R-Waconia: * * * Senate Education Policy Committee Lead Republican Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) released the following statement on the state's graduation rates: "Graduating from high school is such an important indicator to track, but I am concerned with what graduation means. Minnesota has done away w  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Two individuals from Detroit, Michigan, have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, beginning in January 2022 through May 2023, Ladale Jajaum Solomon, 30, and Leila Darsel Ivery, 30, conspired together to distribute cocaine. On May 16, 2023, Solomon and Ivery flew on se  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: A member of the Minneapolis Highs gang has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon and to carrying a firearm while trafficking fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, in March 2023, investigators with the Minneapolis Police Department received information that James Edward Hollman, Jr., 32, who at the ti  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is continuing to monitor the evolving situation of confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this week confirmed HPAI in two dairy cattle herds in Texas and two herds in Kansas. In addition, last week, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating states. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: As of March 1, there were 74.6 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 1% from March 2023 but down 2% from Dec. 1, 2023, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). * * * [View chart in the link at bottom.] * * * Other ke  more