SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Rinderle v. Cobb County School District opposing a Georgia school district's enactment and enforcement of two policies (based on Georgia laws) which prohibit school staff from discussing topics deemed "divisive," undermining their ability to teach diverse books and curricu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, Aug. 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9 million in grant funding to four institutions for research to address knowledge gaps and better identify and manage antimicrobial resistance risk. Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern and can make it harder to treat certain infections in animals and people. Wastewater treatment facilities are pot  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: On August 26, Dr. Alix LaFerriere will become the deputy director for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Program. The deputy director assists the division director in management of fiscal, personnel, facilities, ship resources, and coordination of division research. "Alix is a perfect fit for this position," said Lyle Britt, division director  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 27-RC-345867) by Region 27 Director Matthew S. Lomax: * * * FRED MEYER STORES, INC., Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 555, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. (the Employer) operates multiple grocery stores, including Store 198 located at 1850 E. Fairview Avenue, Meridian, Idaho 83642 (the Employer's facility). United Food and Commerci  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: SALEM, Ore. On Tuesday, August 27, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, will travel to Oregon as part of the Investing in America Tour. Administrator Guzman will kick off the day in Dallas at a local sheet metal manufacturer alongside U.S. Congresswoman An  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: More than 600,000 Wisconsinites Eligible to Use Free Tax Filing Tool Next Year Made Possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Wisconsin is the next state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided ne  more