WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gave HHS the authority to add 10 states to the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration program every two years, starting with the 10 being announced today Note to editors and reporters: Video b-roll of a CCBHC and an explainer video "What is a CCBHC?" are available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Th  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gave HHS the authority to add 10 states to the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration program every two years, starting with the 10 being announced today The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with the Substance Abuse and  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 3, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April in 5 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Thirty states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 19 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent but was 0.5  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced today the commitment of $20 million in funding for their Middle-Income Downpayment Assistance matching grant program, representing a 100% increase over its inaugural year. Launched as a pilot program in 2023, in partnership with participating member institutions,  more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs The 805th Combat Training Squadron hosted a squadron change of command ceremony on the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis operations floor at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31. Lt. Col. Shawn "Money" Finney took command of the 805th CTS from Lt. Col. John "Sox" Ohlund during a ceremony officiated by Col. Robert Smith, 5  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 13 attorneys general today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster. Mr. Foster was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. A jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder in April 2023. However, earlier this mon  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that the State filed a civil lawsuit against a Nevada firearms company that sold and shipped more than two dozen large capacity ammunition magazines ("LCMs") into New Jersey, including to a Division investigator working undercover. New Jersey law prohibits the posses  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA announced the recipients of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which will support scientific and technical research projects for more than 20 universities and organizations across the United States. "NASA's EPSCoR awards are a tool to strengthen research capacity in areas across our nation that have historically been underrepresented in government research," said Torry Johnson, deputy ass  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and 19 other governors announced their plan to unleash American energy and sent a letter to President Biden to push back against his administration's attacks on energy production. Republican governors have prioritized an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy. The governors call on the Biden administration to: * End regulatory overreach that restricts domestic en  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 19 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden pushing for more innovation in American energy. "As governors, we are extremely concerned with the impacts your energy policies are having on households across our country and call on you to pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach that will promote homegrown energy that benefits all Americans.," w  more