CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is pleased to announce that our Community First(R) Accelerate Grants (Accelerate Grants) for Small Business will open on June 3, 2024. To meet increased market demand for small business support, we are making $19.5 million available to fund up to 1,300 grants across Illinois and Wisconsin. G  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending nearly $240 million in funding, and an additional $38 million in future funding, to support 46 new fish passage projects through the Administration's Investing in America agenda. These funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will help facilitate efforts to restore acc  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro issued the following remarks on May 22, 2024: * * * Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today reiterated his commitment to restoring the Nation's vital strategic shipping and shipbuilding industry. * * * Secretary Del Toro made the remarks at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Maritime Day ceremony, May 22, in Washington, D.C. "History reveals that no nation has endured as a great nava  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Wisconsin ranked number two throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the spring 2024 Drug Take Back. Wisconsin collected 55,122 lbs. of unwanted medications this spring. "Because of Wisconsinites who safely disposed of their unwanted medications, Wisconsin's remarkable success wit  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following commentary on May 20, 2024: * * * Supporting Kids' Mental Health is Within Our Grasp By Jill Underly, State Superintendent When people ask me what a major barrier is facing individual Wisconsin students today, I don't have to think hard to come up with an answer: Support for their mental health. On a visit last year to a school in southwest Wisconsin, several students told me their school is do  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: A program launched last year by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction aimed at tackling special education educator staffing challenges is celebrating the completion of its first year. In its pilot year, 258 participants successfully completed the DPI's Special Educator Induction Program, which offers support services to newly employed special educators. With a goal of develo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for April 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: * Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary April 2024 unem  more