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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment to Lowering Costs and Creating Jobs for People in Pennsylvania and 38 States, Guam and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help low  more

Cruz Construction to Pay $56,000 in EEOC Retaliation Charge
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CARSON CITY, Nev. Cruz Construction Co., Inc., agreed to provide $56,000 and injunctive relief to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC's investigation, the company fired an administrative assistant in July 2023, two days after she requested a reasonable accommodation for a disa  more

DOD Seeks to Inspire Youth in Hypersonics Career Field
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Department is sponsoring a Hypersonics Horizon High Speed Video challenge, open to high school and undergraduate students, with cash prizes. "The Hypersonics Horizons High Speed Video Challenge is integral to building an enduring advantage by investing in the workforce of tomorrow," said Aprille Ericsson, Ph.D., the assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. "The Joint Hypersonics Tran  more

NLRB Lists Decisions for Week of Oct. 7-11
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Oct. 7-11, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions CenturyTel of Montana, Inc., a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink, Inc. (19-CA-283839; 373 NLRB No. 128) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583e4fb62) Kalispell, MT, October 10, 2024. The Board (Chairman McFerran and Member Prouty; Member Kaplan, dissenting) adopted the Administrative Law Judge's conclusio  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins 20-State Coalition in Lawsuit to Stop Nursing Home Rule Change
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. "While s  more