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

TONOPAH, Nevada, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project. If approved, the project, located in southern Nevada's Silver Peak Range, could potentially produce enough lithium to supply nearly 370,000 electric vehicles each year. The project represents another step by t  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-CV-00707; D. Nev. April 11, 2024) involving JL Real Estate Development Corp., Nevada Skilled Nursing Lender LLC, Nevada Skilled Nursing Development and Lixin Azarmehr: * * * SEC Charges Real Estate Developer JL Real Estate Development Corporation, its principal, Lixin Azarmehr, and related entities with EB-5 Financing Offering Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission tod  more

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, April 12 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Airman 1st Class Mariana Tafur, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs When the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon requires service, maintainers contact the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight to acquire aircraft parts to fix the problem. The materiel management flight consists of various shops such as the Aircraft Parts Store and the Mobility Readiness Spares Packages  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. As the Biden-Harris administration invests in ways for forests to generate more economic opportunity in rural areas, it also aims to support the quality of life in those communities throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. The program was reauthorized for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fiscal year 2023 funds will be   more