KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent in March, up 2.8 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a seven-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden administration's latest lawless student loan plan, which will cost taxpayers an estimated $475 billion overall. "Despite the Court having already settled this issue, the Biden administration continues to brazenly violate the law," said Carr. "Georgia taxpayers have made it clear that they know it's w  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, in a new op-ed published in TIME, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized what is at stake in the safety of our nation's railroad system and once again called on Congress to pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, comprehensive legislation that would hold industry accountable to workers and communities across the U.S. Last week, Secretary Buttigieg announced a historic final  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 11 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Communities in Senate District 43 will receive more than 4.4 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Randy Maxwell (R-Guilford). The CCMG, established by the Indiana General Assembly in 2016, aims to advance community infrastructure projects, strengthen local transportation networks and improve Indiana's roads and bridg  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 11 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to pull the plug on Biden's electric vehicle handout and defend ethanol. In Biden's most recent attack in the war on gas vehicles, he is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six-times. Biden's illegal boost to electric vehicles hurts car owners, car manufactu  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on April 10, 2024: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is fortunate to have two sites that were in the path of totality April 8, 2024, when the moon completely blocked the sun, and hundreds of visitors came to the sites to not only see the eclipse but to learn about LM. Science and public education are core to LM's mission, and the locations of the Fernald Preser  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States; John J. Durham, the Director of Joint Task Force Vulcan ("JTFV"); Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"); Katrina W. Berger, the Executive Associate Director of Homelan  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Cincinnati woman convicted at trial last summer of fraud crimes was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 84 months in prison. Kelli Prather, 52, fraudulently requested more than $1.2 million in pandemic relief loans. She was convicted on all 14 counts following a trial in July 2023 before U.S. District Judge Matthew W. McFarland. According to  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Columbus man who estimated he filed more than 3,000 fraudulent COVID-relief applications was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 72 months in prison. The fraud scheme perpetuated by Ousmane Diane, 24, caused a loss of more than $908,000. He submitted applications for more than $2 million in funding. Diane pleaded guilty in October 2023 to wi  more

LURAY, Virginia, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Shenandoah National Park has selected five artists for its annual Artist-in-Residence program. The program gives artists an opportunity to creatively explore Shenandoah's natural and cultural resources and pursue their artistic discipline. Each artist will spend three weeks in Shenandoah and create an original piece reflecting the experience to donate to the Park. Artists   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 10, 2024: * * * Japan Official Visit with State Dinner to the U.S. Today, President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida of Japan for an Official Visit with State Dinner to celebrate the deep and historic ties between our two countries. This visit also reflects the upward trajectory of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as it evolves into a global partnership that promotes a shared vision of progress and prosperit  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news call via via teleconference by Vice President Kamala Harris on reducing gun violence and expanding background checks: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Stef, for the introduction and for your longstanding leadership on the issue of gun violence. And to everyone, thank you for joining. So, I'll start with this. Every person in our nation has a right to live free from the horror of gun violence. I do believe   more