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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Plans to Deliver Debt Relief to Tens of Millions of Americans
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

BLS: Check Out BLS Data for National Library Week
WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 9, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * National Library Week, usually observed during the second full week of April, promotes literacy, along with support and use of our nation's libraries. Nationwide, employment of librarians and media collections specialists was 133,760 in May 2023, accounting for fewer than 1 of every 1,000 U.S. jobs. * * * Chart: Employment conc  more

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 3rd-Quarter 2014 Air Fare Data
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

Ind. Senate Republicans: Zay - Indiana National Guardsmen Deployed to Southern Border
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 10 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Fifty Indiana National Guard members deployed to the southern border as part of Operation Lone Star, said State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington). The troops will be stationed at an entry port in the El Paso region for the next 10 months to help mitigate human and drug trafficking. "The border crisis is a direct result of the federal government's inability to protect its citizens properly," Zay sai  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Trio Sentenced to Combined 43 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine From Arizona Into Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Marion Duane Taylor, 71, of Illinois, Ricardo Sodari, 49, of Arizona, and Christopher Utley, 52, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Marion Duane Taylor was convicted by federal jury in 2023 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to  more

Pa. Senate Republicans: Early Childhood Education Caucus Highlights Need for More Pre-K Teachers, Child Care Workers
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the bicameral, bipartisan Early Childhood Education Caucus hosted a rally with child care and pre-K students, teachers and parents as well as other advocates to underscore the worsening impacts of the commonwealth's early learning teacher shortage. The caucus co-chairs, Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), Rep. Pat Harkins (D-1) and Rep. Shelby Labs  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Defends Fourth Amendment Protections to Uphold Accountability in Criminal Cases
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Chiaverini v Napoleon over a Fourth Amendment question. The brief, which was led by the State of Iowa, argues that the length-of-detention rule supersedes a charge-specific rule when determining Fourth Amendment violations by the government. Jason Chiaverini, a jewelry store owner, purchased items illegally   more

White House Fact Sheet: Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more