WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Delivers Farewell Speech, Highlights Enduring Progress During Biden-Harris Administration Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today delivered remarks during a program at the Department of the Interior to celebrate the historic and enduring progress achieved during   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Schumer Introduce Legislation to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Members of the "Miracle on Ice" Olympic Hockey Team ***Click here to download audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - In February 1980, the United States Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament in Lake Placid, New York. Team USA, comprised of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC, States Sue Deere & Company to Protect Farmers from Unfair Corporate Tactics, High Repair Costs The Federal Trade Commission today, along with the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General, sued agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (Deere) over its use of unfair practices that have driven up equipment repair costs for farmers while also depriving farmers of the ability to make timely  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: A Minnesota man was arrested last week and charged with federal hate crime offenses for assaulting a Black man outside of a bar. According to the indictment that was unsealed yesterday, on or about Feb. 3, 2024, Justin Anthony Kudla used force or the threat of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with the victim -- a Black man identified in the indictment as Victim 1 -- because of Vic  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 16 -- The Minnesota Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Investments will expand access to computer science learning opportunities * * * Today, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced new investments in computer science education. Twelve K-12 Computer Science Education Advancement Grants will support school districts, charter schools and cooperatives across Minnesota as they expand student access to computer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 15, 2025, on establishing the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla Highlands National Monument in California: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Rhian. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please. I'm going home now. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please -- please sit down. Rhian, thank you for that introduction. Your commitment to conservation gives me so much optimism for the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has announced that applications have been filed under the Change in Bank Control Act for the acquisition of shares in a bank holding company. Specifically, Gabrielle Pogatchnik of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has applied to join the Pogatchnik Family Control Group in order to retain voting shares of Finlayson Bancshares, Inc., and indirectly retain shares of First Independent Bank and Northview Bank. The Federal Reserve will consider several fa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, CRAMER INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO AWARD CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS TO "MIRACLE ON ICE" OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM THAT WON GOLD MEDAL AT 1980 WINTER OLYMPICS IN LAKE PLACID 1980 American Men's Ice Hockey Team - Comprised Of Amateur Athletes And Minor Leaguers - Defeated The Mighty Four-Time Olympic Champion Soviet Union Team In Game Referred To As "Miracle On Ice" & Wen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Letter from President Biden Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure. Today, we have the stronge  more