WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * New public service campaign explains AmeriCorps and how it benefits members, volunteers and communities * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released today a new animated video, What is AmeriCorps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-VeZcPjYGM), celebrating 30 years of AmeriCorps and highlighting the service of more than 200,000 members and 1.3 million alumni. Each year, AmeriCorps  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'The Biden-Harris Title IX rule breaks the law Congress has written and violates the Constitution' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he and 19 other state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of a Tennessee-led coalition's lawsuit  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Julie Mitchell SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Bass Pro Shops are teaming up to bring the best fishing, hunting and outdoor gear to military shoppers tax-free at ShopMyExchange.com. Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull and Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris signed an agreement in Springfield, Missouri, for the Department of Defense's largest retailer to bring  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report in August 2024 entitled "Center for Economic Studies Research Report: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * CONTENTS A Message From the Chief Economist ... 1 Chapters 1. 2023 News ... 3 2. New Health Care Business Data at the U.S. Census Bureau: Hospital Management Practices, Workplace Health Insurance, and Retail Health Clinics ... 17 3. Studying the Impact of Industry Credentials on Earnings and Employment   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Cape Girardeau, MO A state/federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open Sept. 9 in Cassville to give Missourians impacted by the late May storms an opportunity to talk face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists. The center which will be open from Sept 9-14 will be located at the First Baptist Church, Family Life Center, 504 West St. in Cassville. Hour  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Since the pandemic began in 2020, Americans have watched as the Federal Reserve wrestled with rising inflation. Promoting stable prices is half of the Fed's dual mandate; the other is promoting maximum employment. How the Fed balances the two, and the other aspects of its work, can seem complicated and even mysterious. To promote understanding, the Federal Reserve Boar  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 4 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a multistate coalition in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration's third illegal student loan cancellation scheme. This lawsuit comes mere days after the United States Supreme Court upheld his court order blocking their second illegal student loan plan. "The Biden-Harris Administration is dedicated to sa  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: A California man convicted by a federal jury of trafficking pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills in the Butte and Helena communities as part of a large conspiracy was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. After a four-day trial in April, a jury f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-347354) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Employer and Marissa Martinez, Petitioner and National Nurses Organizing Committee-National Nurses United, AFL-CIO/1, Union DECISION AND ORDER On July 31, 2024, Marissa Martinez (the Petitioner), an employee of SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (the Employer) at its facility located i  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general in writing to Brown University Trustees to remind them that divesting from companies doing business in Israel would trigger anti-boycott laws in at least 37 states. The letter, led by the State of Arkansas, seeks to dissuade Brown from yielding to intense pressure from antisemitic extremists, including Students for Justice in Palestine. This  more