WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $2.97 million in research funding for a Mobility Equity Research Center at Florida A&M University, a Historically Black College and University. The new Center, Advancing Community-Centric Equitable Systems and Solutions in Mobility (ACCESS-M), established through a cooperative agreement with DOT, will support the Department's goal of expan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is in North Carolina and Will Remain There Until the Situation Has Stabilized, As Directed by President Biden, Administrator Criswell was also in Florida and Georgia FEMA and federal, state, community and voluntary partners continue providing resources to aid response efforts across the Southeast as survivors begin recovering  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Together with state, tribal and federal partners, the Biden-Harris Administration and FEMA are actively supporting Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts. People should be aware of ongoing post-storm hazards that can be life-threatening. Everyone in affected areas should continue to follow instructions from local officials to stay safe. Yesterday, Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: MIAMI Divine Boiling Group, LLC, doing business as Crab Knight, a family-style seafood restaurant in Daytona Beach, Florida, will pay $30,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the lawsuit, over a period of several weeks, the restaurant's kitchen manager mad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: MIAMI Trebor USA Corp., Colt Truck Care, LLC, and Wholesale Building Products, LLC, construction parts and auto-mechanic companies in Hollywood, Florida, violated federal law when they subjected employees to harassment, including racial comments and derogatory remarks about national origin, and fired an employee for complaining about racist abuse from his supervisor, the U.S. Equal Employment   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to meet with state and local emergency managers in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, today, she was in several areas of Georgia assessing damage, talking with survivors and meeting with emergency workers. She will be traveling to North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30. In five states Florida, Georgia, North Caroli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Federal aid supports counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor, and Wakulla. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of Florida and ordered federal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From August 2023 to August 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year ending August 2024, the largest job gains occurred in Texas (+302,400), California (+287,100), and Florida (+207,400). The largest percentage increases occurred in Missouri and S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene beginning on September 23, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 30, 2024, on his administration's continued response efforts to Hurricane Helene: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Good morning. To state the obvious, over the weekend, we had devastating storms in the South. I spoke with -- for a couple hours with leaders yesterday affected by the hurricane and -- Governor Kemp of Georgia, Governor Cooper of North Carolina, county officials in the Big Bend region of Florida, and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Story by Seaman Evan Antonisse ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) hosted student naval aviators from Training Air Wing (TW) 1 composed of Training Squadron (VT) 7 and VT-9 from Naval Air Station Meridian and TW-2 composed of VT-21 and VT-22 from Naval Air Station Kingsville, as a part of carrier qualification (CQ) training, Sep. 24, off the coast of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $15.7 million in the state of Florida to boost workforce development efforts and make infrastructure improvements to bolster economic opportunity in the region. The EDA investments announced today are: The St. Johns County Board of County  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Update: Biden-Harris Administration's Continued Response to Hurricane Helene The Biden-Harris Administration continues to lead a robust Federal response to help impacted communities in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Administration is working around the clock and mobilizing every resource available to support life-saving response efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Geor  more