MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 27 -- The Meet Minneapolis, an association that says it promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * From Olympic champions to rock & roll royalty, Minneapolis shone brightly in 2024 * * * As 2024 draws to a close, Minneapolis celebrates a tourism year marked by exciting events, significant milestones, record-breaking numbers and an ever-growing reputation as a pre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has released the following public communication dated Dec. 20, 2024, from the Environmental Working Group and Earthjustice: * * * Environmental Working Group and Earthjustice comments to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Docket Number NRCS-2024-0015, 11/08/2024; request for public input on the Conservation Practice Standards to maximize climate mitigation a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 23, 2024, from the Center for American Progress: * * * TO: Mr. Andrew Levinson, MPH, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor FROM: Jill Rosenthal, Director of Public Health Policy Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Senior Policy Analyst Kate Petosa, Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 23, 2024, from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future: * * * To: Stephen Schayer, PhD, CIH Director, Office of Physical Hazards OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 * * * Dear Dr. Schayer, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The SenSenate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-244) on a bill (S. 465), which aims to require federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Nov. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 465 would provide critical public safety improvements in Indian Country by addressing federal inefficiencies in law enforcement recruitment and retention, increasing  more