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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Thursday April 18, 2024 ( 9 items )  

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings & Labor Turnover - February 2024
WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0700) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and the District of Columbia and increased in 3 states on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 5 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 5 states an  more

DEA-St. Louis: Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. John A. Caylor, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole.   more

Employment & Training Administration Issues Notice on Annual 2024 Low-Income Levels for Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Eligibility
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 16, 2024, entitled "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2024 Lower Living Standard Income Level." The notice was issued by Laura P. Watson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. * * * SUMMARY: Title I of WIOA requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to update and publish the LLSIL tables annually, for uses d  more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Kansas
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-114) on April 17, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated d/b/a AT&T Indiana (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessibl  more

Fed Issues Notice Involving Nebraska Banks
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notice was issued by Erin Cayce, Assistant Secretary. * * * The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding com  more

NSF expands the NSF Convergence Accelerator to 10 regions nationwide
WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce the expansion of the NSF Convergence Accelerator to 10 regions to enhance national and regional competitiveness in research, innovation and workforce development. These 10 regional Convergence Accelerators will promote convergence research and innovation by connecting researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from various domains and   more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas: Kansas Woman Indicted for Threats to Presidents Biden & Clinton
WICHITA, Kansas, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman with making threats against current and former nationally elected officials. According to court documents, Lori Davis, 40, of Park City is charged with one count of threats against a former president of the United States and one count of threats against the president of the United States. Davi  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: KC Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. John A. Caylor, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 2  more

USDA Partners With Reinvestment Fund to Increase Equitable Access to Healthy Foods Across Country
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help 75 Local Organizations Create and Expand Food Financing Programs in Underserved Communities ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 17, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to help organizations strengthen local food financing programs and i  more