WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond sues Biden, EPA to halt new methane tax OKLAHOMA CITY (January 17, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 22 other state attorneys general have filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting a final rule to unlawfully tax methane. "This  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On January 14, the Commission met in executive session. * * * Enforcement The Commission made public three closed cases this week, as follows. For more information, see the Enforcement Search System. MUR 7664 COMPLAINANT: Rupert Baptiste RESPONDENTS: Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 9 (the Union); and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 9 PAC and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * LB346 Introduced on Governor's Behalf; Creates Efficiencies across Boards, Commissions and Other Entities CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE \-- Doubling down on efforts to 'clean out the closets' and create efficiencies across state government, Governor Jim Pillen expressed appreciation to Speaker of the Legislature John Arch for introducing LB346 on his behalf. The measure   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * RemPlex and IAEA convene international leaders to tackle recruitment and retention in complex environmental cleanup efforts * * * By Amber Peters One of the most pressing challenges facing the environmental remediation field is the recruitment and retention of skilled professionals. "With approximately 44% of our workforce eligible for retirement by 2030,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1 USDA's National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in  more