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. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate release of $10 million in Emergency Relief funding for the Virginia Department of Transportation. These funds are a quickly released 'down payment' to help in the immediate aftermath to support emergency repair work stemming from Hurricane Helene. "Hurricane Helene's devastation affected comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Hurricane Helene's devastation affected communities in multiple states, including Virginia, and the Biden-Harris Administration is here to support all of them as they recover and rebuild," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "The Department is deploying this initial $10 million for Virginia to help restore key transportation networks and routes, and we w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2142) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increas  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Colorado has also provided emergency management and response support to states impacted by both hurricanes * * * Governor Jared Polis Colorado Department of Revenue announced today that taxpayers impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton now have until May 1, 2025, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. This decision mirrors the IRS decision  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Barnwell and Lexington counties to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. These locations join the center previously opened in Greenville County. Center location: Barnwell County Barnwell Regional Airport155 State Road S-6-398Barnwell, S.C. 29812 Hours of Operation: Open Oct. 13-1  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release: * * * Projects Will Support Pilot-Scale Testing of Advanced Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), with DOE's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), today announced more than $58.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects to help develop a commercially vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response to Helene and Milton in six states, today she is in Virginia to meet survivors and local officials as they continue their recovery from Helene. In Virginia, the administrator visited affected communities with Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Earlier in the week she and North Carolina Gov. Roy Coop  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: South Carolina residents who have applied for disaster assistance following Hurricane Helene may get a telephone call from FEMA to schedule an inspection of the damaged home, or to obtain more information to process the application. These calls may come from unfamiliar area codes or phone numbers. It is important to answer the call. A FEMA inspection may be req  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.8 billion in federal assistance for individuals and communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response, working in coordination with state and local partners to ensure that survivors receive the resources they need to jumpstart t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Alexis Bakofsky, Colleen Bartlett, and Blake Shay and the reappointment of Jon Hawayek and Melissa Jordan to the Rare Disease Advisory Council. Alexis Bakofsky Bakofsky is the Chief of Staff for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Previously, she served as the Deputy Communications Director of the Florida Department of Hi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 19 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release: This week, Governor Ron DeSantis visited areas impacted by Hurricane Milton and made announcements related to state efforts to facilitate recovery following the storm. In Tampa, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis awarded $1,000,000 through the Florida Disaster Fund to support 20 Hope Florida partners helping Floridians recover from the storms. These funds will be ut  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Did Not Pay More Than $1M in Taxes to the IRS * * * A federal grand jury in Nashville returned an indictment yesterday charging a former business owner with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes to the IRS. According to the indictment, from at least 2011 through 2023, Mari Alexander, of Columbia, South Carolina, was the owner and presid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Case Was the First Guilty Verdict in Trial for Violence Against a Transgender Person * * * Note: View a video statement from Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcutciXOi94). * * * A South Carolina man, Daqua Lameek Ritter, was sentenced today to life in prison for the December 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman from All  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Nine defendants of a Spartanburg area illegal drug trafficking ring were sentenced to a total of 1,257 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute illegal drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. Three defendants (Bobo, Jacobs, and Canty) were also convicted of money laundering. The follow defendants  more

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

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 and seventeen other state attorneys general joined in asking President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to designate Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage pursuant to the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. The attorneys general express grave concern for the life of Mr. Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and law enforcement l  more