WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin a phased restart of some 2020 Census field operations in 10 additional states the week of May 25. With the addition of these area census offices resuming operations, 90% of the nation's update leave workload will have resumed. All of the area census offices in the following states will begin a phased restart of operation  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Massachusetts office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts have announced that farm and forest land owners in the Connecticut River Watershed are eligible for funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) / Environmental Quality Incentives Pr  more

TOLLAND, Connecticut, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Connecticut Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting new or modified proposals from state governments for its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative. Through SAFE, vital habitat is restored to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. The deadline to submit proposals is June 19. "Conservatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that households in 13 new states - Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia - will soon be able to purchase food online with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Once operational, online purchasing will be available in 36 sta  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Owen West. Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation. (New Position) Michael W. Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expirin  more