WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding is Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda FORT YATES, N.D., Oct. 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and eight other states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth rou  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Oregon - 2023": * * * In 2023, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,106, significantly below the $1,250 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following press briefing: Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations discusses the Navy's 2024 Navigation Plan at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C., October 16, 2024. The moderator is Dan Lamothe, National Security Writer, the Washington Post. General James L. Jones, Executive Chairman Emeritus, Atlantic Council, gives the introduction. GENERAL JAMES L. JONES: Good morning, everybody. And welcome to today's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: (Seattle) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $2,111,536 through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants Program, which will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions leading to significant emission reductions and air quality and public health benefits. Natio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act of 2018, Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (WC Docket No. 18-336): * * * The 988 Lifeline is made of up more than 200 crisis centers across the country. Last week, I was fortunate enough to visit one of them. Lines for Life in Portland, Oregon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced more than $200 million in new awards to strengthen early childhood programs. These investments build on the billions of dollars the Biden-Harris Administration secured over the last three years to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved section 1115 demonstration amendments that allow, for the first time ever, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of traditional health care practices provided by Indian Health Service (IHS) faci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Offshore wind energy may represent the most significant new commercial use of the ocean seen in many decades. As new offshore wind technology emerges off the U.S. West Coast, NOAA Fisheries has developed a strategic science plan identifying both opportunities and challenges for advancing the agency's research and understanding of offshore wind in the region. The West Coast Offshore Wind Energy  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Oct. 18 -- The Oregon Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: ODOT representatives, construction crews, and McMinnville and Yamhill County community leaders gathered Wednesday, Oct. 16, to dedicate the new bridge over the South Yamhill River from OR 18 to Three Mile Lane. "On behalf of ODOT, I just want to thank the city, the county and the community for your patience," ODOT Area 3 Manager Anna Henson said. "We were under constructi  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for stealing more than $147,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). Matthew Kemp, 41, was sentenced to six months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. Kemp was also ordered to pay $147,294 in restitution to the OED. According to court docu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Researchers find a mound of evidence for surprising diversity * * * RICHLAND, Wash.--Scientists have plumbed the depths of nearly 3,000 soil samples from around the globe to put together the heftiest atlas of soil viruses ever created--more than 600,000 fragments of DNA that are likely viruses. But what are all those viruses doing in the soil? More than 97 per  more