MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the deployment of Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) workers to Florida to aid with cleanup and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Additionally, Alabama is sending a public health support team to North Carolina to assist in their Helene recovery. "As many of our neighboring states continue recovering from H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund issued the following news: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced an agreement to issue three guarantees worth $498 million under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, the largest issuance in the program's history. The CDFI Bond Guarantee program provides long-term, fixed-rate capital for projects in low-income urban, r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Broad range of leaders and advocates voice support for Biden-Harris Administration final rule to replace lead pipes within 10 Years * * * On October 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require more rigorous tes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), the Honorable Franklin R. Parker visited the University of Alabama on October 12, 2024, in partnership with the Navy Submarine Industrial Base program. As the Department of the Navy's senior representative at the University's football game against the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, Secretary Parker helped carry the message for the Department's Maritime S  more