SANTIAGO, Chile, April 10 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 9, 2024: An Alabama delegation including five companies is in Chile's capital city for this week's International Air and Space Fair, or FIDAE, seeking to develop business connections at South America's foremost aerospace exposition. The Alabama Department of Commerce is heading the trade mission delegation to Santiago and hosting a "Made in Alabama" exhibition booth for the state businesses to sh  more

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

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

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 (TNSres)-- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following agency statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Breeding Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) disappeared from Iowa in the mid-20th Century. Peregrine falcons historically nested on cliff ledges, but have also adapted to nest on human-made structures like tall buildings and bridges. Iowa DNR began a Peregrine Falcon restoration program in 1989 with 23 birds released in Cedar Rapids followed by another 1  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $9,869,044 in total funding for ten statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-aside Program projects. This program supports projects that will have a statewide or multi-regional impact, expand the state's multi-modal transportation system, enhance tourism, and provides safe routes to school. The majority of Transportation Alte  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Eastern Shore, Maryland, on April 8, 2024: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to the Eastern Shore of Maryland on April 8 to continue the division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: On April 15, the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), will begin accepting applications for the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants for cultural heritage and educational projects in the Delta region, spanning Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. Applications are due by May 31.The LM  more

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

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America - Federal agencies and private sector companies announce additional commitments to build awareness of the benefits of space - including the use of space-based data to address the climate crisis - and increase economic opportunities from space activity Under Vice President Kamal  more