WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Awardees include first obstetrics and gynecology Rural Track residency program in the country Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded more than $11 million to 15 organizations to establish new residency programs in rural communities. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House Domestic Policy   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 12, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. ER24-1719-000) involving Xcel Energy Services Inc.: * * * Today's order grants Xcel Energy Services Inc.'s requested waiver of certain transferability restrictions in Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.'s (MISO) fast-track generator replacement process. The waiver permits Xcel's subsidia  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Darnell Isabell, 39, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Isabell pleaded guilty to this charge on March 25, 2024. Isabell committed the ins  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: A Madison, Wisconsin, man has been convicted of Covid-relief fraud, making false statements on loan applications, and money laundering. Eric Upchurch, 36, was convicted following a three-day trial in federal court in Madison. The jury reached a verdict today after approximately five hours of deliberation. The guilty verdict is announced by Timothy M. O'Shea, Un  more