WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was mixed, increasing modestly overall. Employment and wages were flat, and prices increased only slightly. Consumer spending was mixed, as retailers and restaurants owners posted slightly softer sales, but tourism spending grew modestly. Consumers were described as increasingly inclined towards discounted goods and services.  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Bill ensures access to a retirement savings plan to support the financial success of all Rhode Islanders * * * Governor Dan McKee was joined today by General Treasurer James A. Diossa and bill sponsors Representative Evan Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick, East Greenwich) and Senator Meghan Kallman (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence) to ceremonially sign legislation  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general announced the filing of an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/viramontes-v-county-of-cook-multistate-amicus-brief-0) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case Viramontes, et al. v. The County of Cook, et al. The brief urges the Court to uphold the determination of the U.S. Dist  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX's protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Signup by the October 4, 2024, cutoff date for Rhode Island Forest Health Works RCPP project NRCS announces that the RI Forest Health Works Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Project is now accepting applications for funding for fiscal year 2025. * * * It is a agreement between NRCS, the RI DEM Division of Forest Environment, the Rhode Island Asso  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in the City of Pawtucket for the Sept. 10 primary election. The Justice Department will assign federal observers to monitor the election in the City of Pawtucket to observe compliance with the Voting Rights Act. Earlier this year, a federal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more