PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * Co-located NSTC Prototyping and NAPMP Advanced Packaging Piloting Facility at ASU Represents Arizona's First National Research Facility; Will Anchor End-to-End Semiconductor Innovation Ecosystem * * * TEMPE, AZ (January 6, 2025) - The Arizona Commerce Authority announced today that the U.S. Commerce Department and Natcast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), have selec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $12 Billion in Long-Term Assistance to Communities Impacted by Disasters Funds will support recovery from Lahaina Wildfire, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other 2023 & 2024 disasters WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in C  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an update on the ongoing efforts to combat the fentanyl epidemic at the Mexico and California border through the Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression Team (FAST). In 2024, FAST has seized over 135 kilograms of fentanyl, conducted 44 federal arrests, and 96 state arrests. In 2023, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) j  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Peter Whippy, of Alamo, has been appointed Chief of External Affairs at the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Whippy was Communications Director for the United States Committee on House Administration from 2019 to 2023, where he was previously Democratic Communications Director from 2017 to 2019. He was Commu  more

STANISLAUS COUNTY, California, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom, as part of his ongoing statewide California Jobs First tour, today received the North San Joaquin Valley's regional economic plan from community leaders representing San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties. The plan is one of 13 regional plans that will make up the upcoming California Jobs First Economic Blueprint. Governor Newsom also preview  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * "Hundreds of miles of California's iconic coastline is now fully protected from expanded offshore drilling, thanks to today's action by President Biden. For decades, we have led the fight to protect the Pacific Coast and the millions of Californians who call these coastal communities home. We thank the Biden-Harris Administration for taking this bold action that will pay d  more

KERN COUNTY, California, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: California high-speed rail has officially entered a new phase that brings the start of passenger service one step closer to reality. Governor Gavin Newsom joined California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, local leaders and workers just outside of Bakersfield today to break ground on the railhead, which is the first step to laying track. Governor Newsom, Choudri and   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has been selected as one of just fifteen states by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement its Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, a 10-year Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) delivery and payment model designed to improve matern  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient steps to intake, process, investigate, and notify consumers about consumer disputes, resulting in the inclusion of incorrect information on credit reports. Inaccurate   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient steps to intake, process, investigate, and notify consumers about consumer disputes, resulting in the inclusion of incorrect information on credit r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on Jan. 4, 2025, by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III at a medal of honor induction ceremony: * * * Well, good morning. And welcome. It's great to ring in the New Year with all of you in such a meaningful way. Secretary Wormuth, General George: Thanks for your outstanding leadership of the United States Army. You know, I proudly served in the Army for more than half of my life. So your branch of our military holds  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn. The complaint charges that Handy, which currently does business as Angi Services, has peppered its advertisements with earnings claims that don't reflect the reality for th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: * * * Doxycycline has Population-Level Benefits, Warrants Vigilance for Antimicrobial Resistance * * * As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is reducing the rate of syphil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Puerto Rico under its Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). Authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grants will be used to plan, design, and construct projects for connec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Funding will improve safety for those biking, walking, and accessing transit in 13 states and Puerto Rico FHWA 01-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In October 2024, the job openings rate was 8.8 percent in Colorado, 6.6 percent in Alaska, and 6.5 percent in Kentucky and West Virginia. Job openings rates were 6.0 percent or higher in five other states: Maine, Virginia, Oklahoma, Mississippi and South Carolina. The job openings rate was 3.3 percent in California. Four other states had rates belo  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Landlord Cortland Agrees to Cooperate with Justice Department and Enter into a Settlement to End the Use of Common Rental Pricing Algorithms and Competitively Sensitive Data to Set Rents Attorneys General of Illinois and Massachusetts Join Suit Against RealPage and Apartment Landlords, Bringing Total State and Commonwealth Co-Plaintiffs to 10  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), the contract manager for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has announced the recipients for the 2024 LLNS Community Gift Program. These gifts, totaling $220,000, reflect LLNS's commitment to local communities. LLNS received applications totaling more than $950,000 in requests. Forty-four applications were  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: Governor Janet Mills announced today that Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), will step down from her position on March 1, 2025. Since her appointment in 2019, Commissioner Johnson has been a driving force behind the Governor's successful efforts to strengthen, grow, and diversify Maine's economy. Under the Mills Administration, Maine h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Navy Cmdr. George Fleming Davis worked his way up the ranks to become one of the youngest destroyer commanders in U.S. history. During World War II, his leadership and fearlessness during a Japanese kamikaze raid kept his ship from being destroyed, even though it cost him his life. For that sacrifice, Davis earned a posthumous Medal of Honor. Davis was born on March 23, 1911, in the Philippine capital of Manila, wh  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: A Burnsville man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after defrauding an electronics manufacturing business out of more than $1.2 million, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between 2019 and 2020, Thomas Thanh Pham, 53, devised a scheme to defraud a California based company of approximately $1.2 million. Pham, who was the CEO of Ent  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following Q&A on Jan. 6, 2025, with Paul Rosen, project scientist of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar: * * * A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: President Joe Biden revealed the newest honorees of the recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The laureates were honored during a prestigious ceremony at the White House last Friday. These esteemed awards celebrate groundbreaking contributions that have advanced knowledge, driven progress and tackled the world's most critical needs while un  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Today, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has recommended for award more than $250 million to 24 organizations to support digital skills and inclusion projects in communities across the country. These investments will empower individuals and communities across the nation wit  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Growing up in a city flanked by rivers, Phong Le is combining his lifelong curiosity about the natural world with his math and science skills to better understand water resources and quantify the risk of hazards such as flooding for humans and the environment. Le, a computational hydrologist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is helping deve  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Caption: Phong Le is a computational hydrologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who is putting his skills in hydrology, numerical modeling, machine learning and high-performance computing to work quantifying water-related risks for humans and the environment. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Growing up in a city flanked by rivers, Phong Le is combi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: January is a popular time to turn over a new leaf, and committing to a healthier diet is a great way to start. Eating more U.S. seafood is not only good for your health, it also supports American producers. They adhere to some of the most rigorous environmental standards in the world. We know that "what's for dinner?" can feel like the hardest question of the day--especially after the holidays  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden's designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. The new national monument spans over 624,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts come together, offering stunning mountains and canyons, important cultural and historic resources,  more

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 7 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature: * * * Funded by the Department of Energy, these centers are part of an effort that brings together national laboratories, universities and industry to invent and accelerate novel microelectronics technologies to operate efficiently or in extreme environments. * * * By Carol Tseng Around the globe day and night, the microelectronics behind much of modern technology help run computers  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with other research institutions to head off a potential future energy crisis that could be driven in part by artificial intelligence. "We face an unprecedented microelectronics energy efficiency challenge," Sandia's Jeffrey Nelson said. "Computing alone is projected to consume a significant portion of the total planetary  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the winners of the Intersection Safety Challenge Stage 1B: System Assessment and Virtual Testing at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The purpose of the Intersection Safety Challenge, a multi-stage prize competition, is to encourage teams of innovators and end-users to develop, prototype and test intersection safety systems   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Jan. 7, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally referred to as to the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council. The council will support the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Celebrates President Biden's Sattitla Highlands Monument Designation Jan. 7, 2025 Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden's designation of a new national monument Sattitla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers at the headwaters  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * President Biden Protects Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling - President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America's lands and waters, more than any other president in history Today President Biden will take action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * The United States and India Committed to Strengthening Strategic Technology Partnership Today, U.S. National Security Advisor (APNSA) Jake Sullivan met with Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi as the United States and India continue to forge a strategic technology partnership that benefits bot  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Quo Vadis Lewis, 40, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced on January 3, 2025, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 150 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine. He was also sentenced  more