SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in an amicus brief before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The brief supports President Biden's Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV Parole Program). The CHNV Parole Program offers   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Projects Funded by the Investing in America Agenda Will Add Nearly 13 GW of Capacity to Support Increased Manufacturing, Data Centers, And Renewable Power While Catalyzing Nearly $10 Billion In Public-Private Investments, and Creating Thousands of Jobs * * * RALEIGH, N.C. --In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Wilsonville, Oregon Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) First Vice President and Vice Chair Judith Pryor and Director Owen Herrnstadt traveled to Oregon to celebrate and attend a ribbon-cutting event to mark the expansion of ESS Tech, Inc.'s long-duration battery production facility financed through EXIM's Make More in America Initiative (MMIA). This is the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * EXIM Financing Supports Hundreds of Good-Paying Jobs in Oregon * * * Wilsonville, Oregon - Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) First Vice President and Vice Chair Judith Pryor and Director Owen Herrnstadt traveled to Oregon to celebrate and attend a ribbon-cutting event to mark the expansion of ESS Tech, Inc.'s long-duration battery production facility financed through EXIM's Make Mor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BOTHELL, Wash. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Elk Lane Fire burning in Jefferson County, Oregon. The state of Oregon's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kirk Haynes, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Board of State and Community Corrections, where he has served since 2021. Haynes has been Chief Probation Officer at the Fresno County Probation Department since 2018, where he has held several roles since 1994, including Job Specialist, Deputy Probation Officer  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Aug. 7, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug distribution cases in Southern Idaho today. "The case results announced today reflect stellar work by our prosecutors and staff," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Together with our law enforcement partners, our office is rising to meet the challenge that drug trafficking poses to communities in Idah  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will create a pipeline of construction-ready bridge projects across the nation. Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $26.5 million in planning grants through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) competitive Bridge Investment Program, created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These planning grants, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $26.5 million in planning grants through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) competitive Bridge Investment Program, created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These planning grants, which will fund 28 projects in 18 states, will be used to create a pipeline of future bridge construc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * PNNL and OHSU joint research collaboration contributes to student success and impact * * * By Jesenia Hernandez Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Computational Scientist Jason McDermott received his PhD in microbiology and immunology from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Today he remains connected to his alma mater through the PNNL a  more