WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: WICHITA, Kan. The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $9 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for groundwater recharge, storage and recovery, and a water rights transition program in Kansas. The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act the largest ever climate investment. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: WICHITA, Kan. The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $9 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for groundwater recharge, storage and recovery, and a water rights transition program in Kansas. The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act the largest ever climate investment. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Gregg Hansen cited for similar violations in Oklahoma, other states * * * OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and injunction to recover $120,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 177 Oklahoma restaurant workers whose employer deducted time for lunch breaks not taken and failed to pay employees for all hours worked. The Sept. 18,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new residential soil lead guidance to the community on Oct. 28 * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 22, 2024) - Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host an open house in Baxter Springs, Kansas, to provide Cherokee County community members with site cleanup updates regarding the Cherokee County S  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: United States Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Hal Goldsmith and Jennifer Roy will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. AUSAs Goldsmith and Roy have been appointed to serve as the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 22, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to the Middle East from October 21-25, 2024. 1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 3:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in Jerusalem. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 5:20 p.m. LOCAL Secre  more