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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 5 items )  

FCC Media Bureau Issues Letter on Big Rapids Wireless
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-794) on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * To: Big Rapids Wireless Inc. c/o Michael Erickson, PO Box 1494, Big Rapids, MI 49307 Smile FM, PO Box 88, Attica, MI 48412 Mentor Partners, Inc. c/o Mark B. Denbo, Esq., Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 5028 Wisconsin Ave NW Suite 301, Washington, DC 20016 In re: Big Rapids Wireless Inc., New LPFM, Big Rapids, Michigan Petition to Deny Informal   more

FHLBank Chicago Opens 2024 Application for Diverse Developer Initiative to Foster Career Development in Affordable Housing Industry
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) today opened its application for the 2024 Community First(R) Diverse Developer Initiative (Diverse Developer Initiative). Now in its third year, the initiative provides nonprofit and for-profit organizations grants to help Illinois and Wisconsin emerging developers gain acces  more

USDA Forecasts US Corn Production Down and Soybean Production Up From 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production down from 2023 and soybean production up from last year. Corn production is down 1% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to increase their production 10% from 2023, forec  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks at Political Event in San Francisco, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Aug. 12, 2024, at a political event at Fairmont San Francisco: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Nancy Pelosi? (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be home. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, I want to thank you. You know, there is so much about the future of our c  more

VP Harris, Gov. Walz Issue Remarks at Campaign Event in Glendale, Ariz.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena: * * * GOVERNOR WALZ: Wow! (Applause.) Hey, he- -- hello, Arizona! (Laughs.) (Applause.) Wow. Hey -- AUDIENCE: Coach! Coach! Coach! GOVERNOR WALZ: (Bows.) Yeah. Wow. Well, you might have seen, a few people showed up in Philadelphia the other night. (Applause.) And then 10,000-plus walked into a field in western Wisconsin. (Applause.) And then  more