WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is announcing an additional investment of $70 million to expand student access to school-based mental health services across the nation. These grants support the President's Unity Agenda for the nation and build on the historic levels of funding to address youth mental health provided under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership through the passage of t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation and other maintenance of the roller gates. The roller gates w  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced appointments to the District 2 Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. Kent County attorney Cynthia Lynn McCann will serve as chair. "The Judicial Nominating Commission for Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties plays a critical role in our justice system," said Gov. Moore. "These Marylanders will help  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Read the full low-level flight advisory here. Media representatives will hear from both USGS and state geological surveys about how data will be collected and how the science will apply at the local and national level. Opportunities for soundbites and visuals of the equipment will be available, as well as other USGS resources about Earth MRI. What: Show-and-tell of aircraft  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Media Advisory: Members of the news media are invited to attend a media day at the Dubuque Regional Airport to see first-hand the aircraft and equipment that will be used to image geology during a U.S. Geological Survey Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) low-level airborne survey of the tristate region later this month. View the full advisory here. RESTON, Va. Low  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Transition plan activated for leadership change in ETF's Executive Team * * * Secretary John Voelker has appointed Diana Felsmann to assume as Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds effective February 2025, following the retirement of the incumbent, Shirley Eckes. Felsmann is currently ETF's Chief Legal Counsel and has been with the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Declining vaccination rates leave children and communities vulnerable to outbreaks * * * A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows Wisconsin children are behind other states in getting vaccines, leaving children and communities vulnerable to outbreaks. Using data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Christopher J. Ladwig will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. AUSA Ladwig h  more