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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Aaron Jason Strong, 47, a former Lieutenant with the New Castle Police Department, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for using excessive force against people in custody and obstructing justice by attempting to deceive investigators. On Oct. 4, 2024, a federal jury convicted Strong of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: A former Lieutenant with the New Castle, Indiana, Police Department was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for using excessive force against people in custody and obstructing justice by attempting to deceive investigators. On Oct. 4, 2024, a federal jury convicted Aaron Jason Strong, 47, of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering. At t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced nearly $24.7 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $45 million in federal funding for six projects to create regional consortia to accelerate the development of critical mineral and materials supply chains including novel nonfuel carbon-based products from secondary and unconventional feedstocks. Realizing th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Capital Investment Grants Program drives transformative improvements in transit infrastructure, including IndyGo's Blue Line, which will provide dependable, efficient transit service * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a grant award of $149.9 million to the Indianapolis Public Transpo  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. 4 -- The White House issued the following news release: On Saturday, January 4, 2025, the President signed into law: H.R. 670, the "Think Differently Database Act," which requires HHS to establish a website to provide information on resources available to individuals with a disability and their caregivers and families; Thank you to Representatives Molinaro and Sherrill, and Senators Schmitt and Ossoff for their leadership. * * * H.R. 1318, the "Women's Suffrage National Mon  more