SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. San Juan, in the District of Puerto Rico, has been designated as a participant in this initiative. The Justice Department -   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $6 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds through a "quick release" process to help the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) offset the cost of repairs for severe flooding in communities and washouts of roads and bridges caused by catastrophic flooding and prolonged heavy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "The emergency funding we're sending is helping Vermont repair its transportation network, making roadways safe for residents to travel," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "This is Vermont's fourth transportation emergency in a little over a year, and we are working with urgency both to help fix what was damaged, and more broadly, to make sure transpor  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 24 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Agency of Natural Resources and Agency of Transportation to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Cap-and-Invest: A Climate Pollution Reduction Strategy * * * The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) and Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) invite the public to participate in the first set of virtual public meetings on the topic of cap-and-invest as a strategy to reduce climate  more