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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-1084) on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * To: Remanente Broadcasting Network c/o Dan J Alpert, Esq., 2120 21st Rd. N, Arlington, VA 22201 Elia Tawil, Cedar Broadcasting, Inc., PO Box 396, San Dimas, CA 91773 Nevada Public Radio, c/o Margaret L. Miller, Esq., Gray Miller Persh LLP, 2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 226, Washington, DC 20007 University of Utah c/o Matthew S. DelNero, Esq  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: AMES, Iowa - Oct. 18, 2024 - As part of the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge Study, the Iowa Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will hold an online public hearing and offer an in-person open house option to present study information, detail the preferred alternative for the project, discuss potential impacts and re  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 17, 2024, at and event at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Today, Israel confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is dead and justice has been served, and the United States, Israel, and the entire world are better off as a result. Sinwar was responsible for the killing of thousands of innocent people, including th  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Michigan defendants targeted Washington businesses * * * SEATTLE -- A King County Superior Court judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and ruled that the Michigan-based owner of Labor Law Poster Service broke the law nearly 600,000 times sending scam solicitations targeting Washington businesses. The company has illegally targeted thousands of W  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 16, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Lakia Jackson (age: 34) for perpetrating a $3.7 million health care fraud and kickback scheme that involved Jackson lying about having provided prenatal care coordination services and childcare coordination servi  more