WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Williston, Vt. In coordination with state and local partners, we will be permanently closing the Disaster Recovery Center in Barre at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The center is currently open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturdays at: Barre Municipal Auditorium 20 Auditorium Hill Barre, Vermont 05641 The adjustment of hours for these tempora  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: BUFFALO, NY Eight related entities operating Boxwood Hotels LLC, Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn hotels in Western New York violated federal law when they fired a transgender housekeeper the day after the housekeeper complained that a supervisor repeatedly misgendered them and made anti-transgender statements, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit fil  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 22 attorneys general in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) rule that helps prevent illegal gun trafficking by expanding the category of firearm dealers who are required to obtain a license and perform background checks on potential buyers. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release: Five high school students from across the country have been chosen from among thousands of award-winning poets to serve for a year as National Student Poets, the nation's highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. The National Student Poets Program (NSPP) is a partnership of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writer  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * AGs Support the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causes Harm (CATCH) Act to Help Stop Gun Trafficking and Reduce Gun Violence * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in calling on Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the United States to Caribbean countries. In thei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from July 29 to July 31, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Caledonia, Essex,   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Following the close of a two-week collective effort, Attorney General Charity Clark, the Vermont Bar Association (VBA), the Vermont Paralegal Organization (VPO), and the Vermont Foodbank announced the positive impact of the Vermont Legal Community Fighting Hunger Food Drive. For the past eight years, legal professionals across the state have come together to run the food   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * President Biden and Vice President Harris Announce Additional Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Save Lives - New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Combat Emerging Firearms Threats and Improve School-Based Active Shooter Drills Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing a new Executive Order directing federal agencies to improve school-based active shooter  more