WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $49 Million in Technical Assistance to Help Rural, Small, and Tribal Communities Address Wastewater Challenges WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $49 million in funding to technical assistance providers to help communities address wastewater challenges through the Rural, Small and Tribal Clean Water Technical Assistance Grant Program. This fun  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 29 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news: * * * Maine Legislature honors state's Franco-American culture and heritage, affirms ties with Canada AUGUSTA -- On Wednesday, April 24, the Maine Legislature hosted "Franco-American Day," a day to recognize the contributions of Franco-Americans across Maine and their work to preserve and promote Franco culture and the French language. This year's celebration also reaffirms Maine's commitment to bilateral relati  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Navy Midshipman Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars Navy Midshipmen football senior safety Rayuan Lane III was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars, April 26, 2025, in the sixth round of the NFL draft, which took place in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Lane is the 19th U.S. Naval Academy graduate drafted by the NFL and the first defensive back. He is the fourth Navy football player to be drafted in the last 11 years  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Attorney General Neronha joins lawsuit challenging Trump Administration's dismantling of AmeriCorps Attorney General Neronha today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85% reduction of its workforce, effectively ending the  more