CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nine school districts across Indiana will benefit from the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The program will help Indiana accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace existing school buses, which have been linked to asthma and other   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on May 29, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District continued to increase slightly since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wages increased slightly. Inflation pressures increased moderately due to higher input costs. Consumer spending was unchanged, with signs of weakness at higher price points. Real estate activity cooled slightly.   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 31 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: The Liberty Township Volunteer Firefighter Department and Eaton Volunteer Fire Department recently received new personal protective equipment thanks to a $10 million statewide investment supported by local legislators. State Reps. Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown) and J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) voted in support of the funding to supply sets of personal protective equipment including turnout gear and  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 31 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Baird said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based learnin  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: * * * Federal Judge Concludes Company Fired Worker Instead of Accommodating His Disability in Violation of Federal Law * * * Goshen, Indiana-based Keystone RV Company, a leading manufacturer of towable RVs, will pay $95,460 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federa  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 215,000 to 216,000. The 4-week moving average was 222,500,   more

MCALLEN, Texas, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 37-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to import narcotics through the Rio Grande Valley for further distribution into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Shaun Michael Simmons pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2023. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Simmons to serve 135 m  more