WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: A partnership between the Civil Air Patrol Foundation and a Vietnam Veterans of America chapter in Detroit will ensure that over the next five years, needs-based scholarships will be available to assist Michigan cadets who want to further their education. The scholarship proposal came from John Mullins, finance director for CAP's Michigan Wing and treasurer for VVA Detroit Chapter 9. Mullins joined   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 grant to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation for the monitoring and evaluation of Monarch butterfly and pollinator projects in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The agency description of the grant states: "The monitoring efforts will be focused on habitat projects designed to address habitat fragmentation, habitat   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Paul A. Montoya has been named Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the Chicago Regional Office. Mr. Montoya succeeds Robert J. Burson, who retired from the agency in October 2019. Mr. Montoya will now oversee the Chicago office's enforcement efforts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wiscons  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The President's Budget for fiscal year 2021 includes more than $5.9 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (see release at: Corps of Engineers, HQ Website - www.usace.army.mil) with more than $181 million for Detroit District projects around the Great Lakes. The Civil Works budget funds the operation and maintenance program, which includes   more