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News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Census Bureau Releases Experimental Estimates of State, County Undercounts, Overcounts of Young Children in 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children * * * The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are availa  more

Council on Environmental Quality Commentary: A New Tool to Help Plan for and Protect Against Floods
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * A New Tool to Help Plan for and Protect Against Floods By Crystal Bergemann, Senior Director for Resilience, Council on Environmental Quality & Kris Ludwig, Assistant Director for Resilience Science & Technology, Office of Science & Technology Policy Flooding is the most common and costly natural hazard in the United States. This spring season alone, approximately 122 million pe  more

Del. A.G. Jennings Obtains Victory for Manufactured Housing Residents
DOVER, Delaware, April 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has obtained a preliminary victory for residents of the Pine Haven manufactured home community after the community owner, Blue Beach Bungalows DE, LLC, violated statutory protections afforded to the residents. An administrative hearing officer issued an opinion last Thursday, April 4th, finding that Blue Beach has willfully violated Delaware'  more

Ind. House Republicans: Reps. Prescott, Rowray - Delaware County Receives State Funding to Roll Ahead on Road Projects
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 12 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Delaware County communities can roll forward with road and bridge projects thanks to a recent boost in state funding supported by State Reps. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) and Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown). A total of 252 communities across the state will receive over $207 million through Indiana's Community Crossings Matching Grant Program. Funds can be used for road and bridge preservation, roa  more

Ind. Senate Republicans: Alexander - Communities in Senate District 26 Receive More Than $5.5 Million in Road-Funding Grants
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 12 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Communities in Senate District 26 will receive more than $5.5 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Scott Alexander (R-Muncie). 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 brid  more

Pa. Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 26 Counties
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 37 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset, Susquehanna, Tioga, Warren, Wa  more

Philadelphia Fed Publishes Interactive Dashboard, New Data From Large Bank Credit Card, Mortgage Data Series
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's interactive dashboard makes it easier to analyze Large Bank Credit Card and Mortgage Data in detail and over time. Data from Q4 2023 show deteriorating credit card performance, declining mortgage originations, and housing affordability issues. * * * Deteriorating credit card performance, declining mortgage origi  more