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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Approves and Recommends for Award Digital Equity Capacity Grant Applications Totaling More Than $68 Million
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * $4.8 million for Delaware, $12.7 million for Louisiana, $14.2 million for Missouri, $11.2 million for Oklahoma, $15.8 million for Tennessee, and $9.8 million for Puerto Rico * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award applications from Del  more

Department of Labor Recovers $56K in Back Wages, Damages From Logistics Provider That Miscalculated 234 Workers' Overtime in Indiana, Michigan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employer: Liberty Hill Equity Partners LLC, 559 Liberty Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Locations: Precision Vehicle Holdings LLC, 4401 Fletcher St., Wayne, MI 48160 5402 Moller Road (Fort Wayne Rail Yard) Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found Liberty Hill Equity Partners LLC, the Cincinnati-bas  more

DOE's Quantum Computing User Program releases request for information to gather input on quantum computing access
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The RFI form queries respondents on current hardware and software offerings, strategies for engaging and educating stakeholders in the quantum field, and tools for managing resources and monitoring usage. Responses will inform the program on both immediate and near-term availability and opportunities in the field of quantum computing. Information provided by respond  more

Hawaii A.G. Lopez Calls on the FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "While we work to identify and reduce the amount of illegal robocalls   more

Lumsdaine, Metwally recognized with American Nuclear Society Presidential Citations
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The American Nuclear Society has recognized Arnold Lumsdaine and Walid Metwally, group leaders within the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with ANS Presidential Citations. ANS Presidential Citations are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding effort for the benefit of the Society. The citations wil  more

Richmond Fed Announces Appointments
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond announces the following appointments: Ryan Rehorn has been named vice president in Supervision, Regulation and Credit, with responsibility for leading the team supervising Bank of America. Rehorn joined the Richmond Fed in 2000 as a community bank examiner and joined the Bank of America team in 2010. He was later named an assistant vice p  more

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Virginia Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 22,858 households in nine counties are estimated to be eligible for this relief to help with grocery expenses. Through this program, which USDA makes available through states in  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Seven More Sentenced for Roles in Meth Conspiracy Tied to Officer's Murder
ABINGDON, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Seven more defendants who participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine tied to the murder of Big Stone Gap, Virginia Police Officer Michael Chandler, were sentenced this week in federal court. Misty Lynn Ward, 36, of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Anthony Holmes, 39, of Appalachia, Virginia, and Keri Leanna Corbin, 44, of Jonesville, Vi  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Transforms Nation's Infrastructure, Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Transforms Nation's Infrastructure, Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Over $695 billion in funding and over 74,000 projects announced thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda For far too long, this country's infrastructure was under resourced and neglected, lea  more