WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-022) on Sept. 12, 2024, by Craig Benson entitled "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Planners, policymakers, and community stakeholders use poverty estimates as key indicators to evaluate trends and current economic conditions within communities and to make comparisons across demographic groups. Federal and state governments often use these estimate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENVER This evening, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for each fire after receivi  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum and fellow state officials surveyed several large wildfires still burning in western North Dakota today, meeting with firefighters, emergency managers and other local officials in Tioga and Watford City to thank them for their efforts to protect lives and property and urging continued vigilance as dry conditions persist and the wildfire risk remains high. "Part of wha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in 13 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at t  more