ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 12 -- Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen issued the following news: By Chanel Weaver-Folami As the spring season approaches, and people are emerging from the warm shelter of their homes to enjoy the great outdoors, Department of Defense public health officials are advising service members and their families to beware of another creature that emerges during spring. "When the weather warms, ticks begin to surface and incidences of tick bites sign  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers. These discharges are for borrowers who signed up for President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit and as a result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) fo  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 13 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today gave preliminary approval to gun violence prevention legislation sponsored by Representatives Tim Hernandez and Elisabeth Epps to prohibit the manufacture, import, purchase, or sale of assault weapons and rapid-fire trigger activators. "Columbine High School, Aurora movie theater, Club Q, and the Boulder King Soopers shooting - Our state has endured too many tragedies that we can easil  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 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 21 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois and Wisconsin of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offs  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 13 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: East Central Indiana will receive $35 million as part of a state-led effort to support local quality of place and quality of life initiatives, according to area legislators. Recently, Indiana awarded $500 million to 15 regions representing all 92 counties statewide through the expansion of the Indiana Regional Acceleration and Development Initiative or READI 2.0. The East Central Indiana region,  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 13 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: East Central Indiana will receive $35 million as part of a state-led effort to support local quality of place and quality of life initiatives, according to State Reps. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) and Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown). Recently, Indiana awarded $500 million to 15 regions representing all 92 counties statewide through the expansion of the Indiana Regional Acceleration and Development  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Alice Briones, DO, to serve as Maine's Chief Medical Examiner. A native of Hampden, Dr. Briones returns to Maine after a distinguished military career culminating as the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES). As Director of AFMES, Dr. Briones was the Chief Medical Exami  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: * * * UFCW Local 152 Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension Plan (UFCW Local 152   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 12 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following statement on April 11, 2024, by State Sen. Scott Alexander, R-Muncie regarding the announcement of READI 2.0 recipients: * * * "Today, the recipients of the Indiana Regional Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) 2.0 (https://www.iedc.in.gov/program/indiana-readi/overview) were announced. "I am thrilled to see Delaware and Randolph counties will receive a portion of a $35 million award for the East  more