ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * DEC Firefighters Assisted Efforts to Contain Wildfires in Montana and Oregon * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the safe return of 21 wildland firefighters led by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers after two-week assignments in Montana and Oregon. A 20-person crew assisted with firefighting efforts at the Grouse Fire in Montana. An   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Innovative Services Northwest (ISNW), a social services nonprofit, will pay $136,500 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. The lawsuit alleged ISNW failed to accommodate a former employee of its janitorial services program who sought to return to work after medical treatment  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA+ through a variety of platforms including social media. Interested media must submit a request no later   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The National Park Service today announced $3 million in grants to 13 Tribes and 21 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Enacted in 1990, NAGPRA requires museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify Na  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: At least 290,000 Connecticut taxpayers will be eligible to use the free tax filing option made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Connecticut will be the latest state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: August 9, 2024 On August 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving water across the West. The funding is expected to conserve up to 50,000 acre-feet in water use across 250,000 acres of irrigated land in production, while expanding and creating new, sust  more