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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Friday May 31, 2024 ( 6 items )  

'Warrior Medics' conduct Black Hawk medevac litter training, familiarization flights over Tampa Bay
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Thirty-eight "Warrior Medics" assigned to the Army Reserve Medical Command's Pinellas Park, Florida, headquarters and headquarters detachment, conducted litter training with a UH-60 Black Hawk military ambulance Saturday with Army Reserve crew chiefs from Golf Company, 5th General Support Aviation Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment here, followed by Bl  more

Army medical leaders convene at Fort McCoy for 68Z summit
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Chief medical noncommissioned officers, whose military occupational specialty is 68Z where they specialize in healthcare, came from across the United States to gather at Fort McCoy for the two-day 68Z Active Guard Reserve Forum from May 7-8. The summit, aimed at enhancing collaboration and discussing future initiatives for the combat medic specialist (68W) commun  more

Corps Of Engineers Continues Duluth Vessel Yard Pier Repairs
DULUTH, Minnesota, May 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue repairing its Duluth southern Vessel Yard Pier with Phase 2 beginning in July. Repairs this year are estimated to end around November and resume Spring 2025 with completion in the Spring of 2026. The repairs will take place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. "Area home and business owners can expect some noise during construction, includi  more

EPA Announces Almost $23 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Wisconsin as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 24 school districts across Wisconsin will benefit from the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The program will help Wisconsin accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace existing school buses, which have been linked to asthma and other conditions that harm   more

Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Prices Rise 6.6 Percent Over Last Year
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * Up 1.1 Percent from the Fourth Quarter of 2023 * * * U.S. house prices rose 6.6 percent between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices were up 1.1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for March was up 0.1 percen  more

W.Va. Human Services Dept. Recognized for State Innovations to Advance Respite Care
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 31 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has been recognized by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) for its policy strategies shared at the State-Federal Respite Summit on West Virginia's partnership with managed care organizations (MCOs) and universities to train the workforce that supports children and adults with serious emotional disorders. Earlier th  more