WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Justice Department is adding three new cities to its Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), building on the successful model launched in Houston, Texas, in September 2022, and expanded to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 2023. The VCI surges law enforcement tools and resources to target gangs and other violent groups   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling $17 million to boost outdoor recreation tourism and strengthen the behavioral healthcare workforce through its Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, which drives large-scale economic transformation through multi-state collaboration: * $9.3 million ARISE grant t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 33 Arkansas counties and neighboring parishes and counties in Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-i  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Marc J. Miguez will be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Miguez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Rear Adm. Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as director, J2, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $10 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Memphis in Tennessee. EPA's loan will support critical stormwater infrastructure updates to improve the city's resiliency to storms. Since 2018, EPA's WIFIA program has announced $20 billion in financing to support over $43 bil  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 5 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on April 4, 2024: * * * Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) Co-sign Letter of Support, Strengthen Cooperation Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) co-signed a letter of support and cooperation between the two agencies at the FCEDA headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, on February  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory against the Biden Administration's Security and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that forces business to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Attorney General Bird led 25 states in securing a temporary, nationwide block on Biden's extreme climate mandate while the lawsuit continues. The mandate is part of Bid  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is now accepting a second round of applications as part of the $3 million, 5-year Underserved Farmer to Farmer grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico division. The DNR will continue to distribute the remaining funds from the $3 million EPA grant to eligible applicants across the state over the remaining three years of the gra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein sued Mariner Finance for widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws, including allegedly charging North Carolinians for hidden add-on products that they either didn't know about or didn't agree to buy. In 2019 alone, Mariner charged consumers $121.7 million nationwide in premiums and fees for add-on products, not including all of the addit  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was front and center recently at one of the world's largest optical networking conferences, the 2024 Optic Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, or OFC. ORNL researchers had major roles at the OFC 2024, a three-day event held in San Diego, California from March 26-28 which featured thousands of the wor  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: American drivers have long been accustomed to quickly filling up at a gas station with plenty of fuel available, and electric vehicle drivers want their pit stops to mimic this experience. Driver uncertainty about access to charging during long trips remains a barrier to broader EV adoption, even as the U.S. strives to combat climate change by converting more drivers  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 5 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order re-suspending tariff (Docket No. 24-00002) on April 4, 2024: * * * In Re: Petition Of Tennessee-American Water Company Regarding The 2024 Production Costs And Other Pass-Throughs Rider ORDER RE-SUSPENDING TARIFF THROUGH MAY 20. 2024 This matter is before the Administrative Judge appointed by the voting panel of Commissioners of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") a  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 4, 2024: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy During his State of the Union Address, President Biden made clear that he will always stand up for America's seniors and stand in the way of any Congressional Republicans who try to cut Social Security and Medicare. He laid out his vision for a future where we make   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 3, 2024: * * * House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal The Republican Study Committee, which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and about 80% of their members, released a budget that would severely cut critical funding for states to respond to the overdose epidemic. More Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 die from opio  more