WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following letter on July 9, 2024: * * * Dear Stakeholders, Each year, we have the honor of sharing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services' (APHIS) achievements through our Impact Report. No matter what challenges we faced, we rose to the occasion and made sure that our work of safeguarding America's agriculture and natural resources, protecting vulnerable animals  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a 16-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facil  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Base officials held a change of responsibility ceremony here July 9 to mark the transition of command chief duties from Chief Master Sgt. Alan Weary to Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vollmer. The ceremony, a first-ever at Hanscom AFB, was officiated by Col. Taona Enriquez. "This [ceremony] demonstrates to the formation that the responsibilit  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 9 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been awarded three Exempted Fishing Permits by NOAA Fisheries to conduct three unique studies. The studies will collect better data on Atlantic red snapper and other snapper-grouper species to improve management of these critical species in the south Atlantic. EFPs are permits that allow harvesting for specific p  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Kekolu Contracting LLC, La Plata, Maryland, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, single award contract with a ceiling of $200,000,000 for construction work on real property facilities at Eglin Air Force Base and its associated sites in Florida. This contract provides for support of real property maintenance, repair, alteration, non-complex minor construction, re  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborator  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: Two local organizations are combining efforts to increase downpayment assistance available to eligible Georgia homebuyers. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), which each offer downpayment assistance programs, are making it possible for homebuyers to receive funding from bo  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Christian Andujar Rivera (26, Tampa), Irving Diego Bruzon (28, Tampa), Xavier Chase Gardner (31, Tampa), Mohamed Nidal Jaber (32, Tampa), Julissa Collazo (27, Port Ritchey), and Kyle Miller (33, Orlando) with racketeering conspiracy and various related charges including conspira  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 10 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today established demand side management (DSM) goals for Peoples Gas System (PGS) for the years 2025-2034. DSM goals for PGS were last established in 2019. Today, the PSC approved PGS' proposed cumulative 10-year therm savings goal of 8.0 million therms, a 29.9 percent increase from its prior savings goal of 6.2 million therms. P  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that his Chief of Staff Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti will transition to a new role as a senior advisor to the Governor. Tim Hillmann, currently serving as the Governor's Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, will assume the role of Chief of Staff later this summer. "Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti has done an outstanding job as my Chief of Staff over the pas  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The third round of historic federal funding will help transit agencies serve more riders, reduce air pollution, and train workers on new technologies The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $1.5 billion in funding to support 117 projects that will improve public transportation in 47 states. Under the President's historic Bipartisan In  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * The Third Round Of Historic Federal Funding Will Help Transit Agencies Serve More Riders, Reduce Air Pollution, And Train Workers On New Technologies * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $1.5 billion in funding to support 117 projects that will improve public transport  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The FBI issued the following news release: Director Christopher Wray has named Matthew W. Fodor as the special agent in charge of the Tampa Field Office in Florida. Mr. Fodor most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Fodor joined the FBI as a special agent in 2006 and was assigned to the Washington Field Office, where he worked on the counterterrorism squad responsible for internationa  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 10 -- The city of West Palm Beach issued the following news: * * * West Palm Beach City Commission Meeting and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Approvals and Decisions * * * Below is a summary of the approvals and decisions made by the City Commission meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024. MAYOR'S OFFICE - Mayor Keith A. James proclaimed July 2024 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of West Palm Beach. Approved two resolutions approving approves, as "Face  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander July 9 during a ceremony here. AFIMSC Commander Maj. Gen. John Allen presented the AFCEC guidon to Miller, who takes command of a 2,200-person organization responsible for providing engineering services to 83 installations across the Departm  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander July 9 during a ceremony here. AFIMSC Commander Maj. Gen. John Allen presented the AFCEC guidon to Miller, who takes command of a 2,200-person organization responsible for providing engineering services to 83 installations across th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Durham man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1,300,000 in mortgages and over $1,600,000 in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) proceeds. On April 13, 2023, Reynold Eugene Mullen pled guilty to the charges. "This white-collar fraud on American taxpayers is stunning  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The National Park Service today awarded $10,670,000 to 15 projects in eight states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund's Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which focuses on the repair of historic structures on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). "It's vital for America's HBCUs to preserve their vi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 26 states that has filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing Florida's Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Is  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 10 -- Palm Beach County issued the following news on July 9, 2024: For the eighth consecutive year, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is ranked among the Ten Best U.S. Airports by readers of Travel + Leisure. PBI was ranked third on the publication's list, which asked readers to consider factors such as access, check-in/security, restaurants, shopping and design. "This recognition is a reflection of our dedicated team's hard work and the support of our pass  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 10 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved ending the storm recovery surcharge for customers of St. Joe Natural Gas Company (SJNG). Through a 2021 Settlement Agreement with the Office of Public Counsel, the surcharge was scheduled to run through December 2024. In May 2024, SJNG requested to terminate the surcharge, since the settlement terms had been exceeded  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On July 8, 2024, Clyde Christopher Tipton, 63, of Tazewell, Tennessee, was sentenced to 50 months in prison by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Tipton was the final defendant to be sentenced in a sprawling pill mill case that resulted in the fe  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * * Tornadoes are deadly, but until recently there were no building codes designed to protect communities from tornadoes. * Tornado winds push and pull on buildings in unique ways that require special safety designs. * NIST research led to the first building code provision for tornado resilience. * * * Sirens blared across Joplin, Missouri, on a sp  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- If you applied for assistance from FEMA after the May 10 severe storms and tornadoes you will receive an eligibility letter from FEMA in the mail or by email. The letter will explain your application status and how to respond. It is important to read the letter carefully because it will include the amount of any assistance FEMA may provide and  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 10 (TNSres) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today announced the third consecutive report with a drop in statewide drug-related deaths. Along with the announcement, Attorney General Moody and FDLE released the Florida Medical Examiners Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons 2023 Interim Report. The report shows that total drug-related de  more