CHICAGO, Illinois, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin investigating sediment impacts in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana. EPA is investing more than $3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the project in a cost-sharing partnership with United States Steel Corp. EPA and U.S. Steel will sample sediment and water from the Marquette Park Lagoons, Grand Ca  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 1 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The Metamora Fire Department recently received new personal protective equipment thanks to a $10 million statewide investment supported by State Rep. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville). Patterson voted in support of the funding to supply sets of personal protective equipment including turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatuses to more than 60 volunteer fire departments acr  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 1 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Qualified individuals in Franklin and Union counties may be eligible for one of several disaster relief loans following severe weather earlier this month, said State Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond). "I am grateful for disaster relief being available to our community after the storms and tornados we had earlier this month," said Raatz. "I encourage residents to take advantage of it an  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 1 (TNSres) -- The Indiana Senate Democrats posted the following statement on May 31, 2024, from State Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton: * * * State Senator Rodney Pol Jr. (D-Chesterton) has been selected to be a 2024 Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) Fellow. Senator Pol released the following statement: "It is one of the highest honors to have been selected as a 2024 BILLD Fellow. I am looking forward to further developing my leadership s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools a  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Joe Hamm (R- Lycoming/Sullivan) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the first in a series of hearings to discuss ways to safeguard Pennsylvania's social benefit programs from fraud, waste and abuse, and to ensure the state's resources are efficiently allocated and accessible to those who truly require  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Brian Bryant, to be a Member of the President's Export Council * Shawn P. Fain, to be a Member of the President's Export Council * Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, to be a Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Ronald S. Moultrie, to be a Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory B  more