WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following news: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has named five new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the term of five current chairs by one year. The appointments took effect Oct. 1. * Judge Robert J. Jonker (Michigan-Western) succeeded Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod (Fifth Circuit) as chair of the Committee on Codes of Conduct. * Judge Michael Y. Scudder (Seventh Circuit) was extended for one y  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. The 203D Military Intelligence Battalion (Technical Intelligence) conducted an external mission essential task evaluation exercise and participated in Northern Strike 24-2, August 6-13, 2024. The combined joint exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard at Camp Grayling, boasted participants representing various organizations and foreign partners. Northern S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: $1.3 Billion in Grants from USDA Will Reduce the Cost of Clean Electricity for Members of Two Rural Electric Cooperatives $1.5 Billion Loan Guarantee from DOE Will Help First Ever Historic Restoration and Restart of a Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Supporting and Creating Over 2,000 Clean Energy Jobs While Also Helping to Provide More Reliable, Af  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Beginning at 10:00 am, the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Zehnder's Restaurant, 730 S Main Street, Frankenmuth, M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey National Geospatial Program issued the following report (No. 2024-3031) on July 24, 2024, entitled "The 3D Elevation Program--Supporting Michigan's Economy". The report was written by Cynthia M. Rachol. * * * High-quality elevation data are proving to be a resource of value in addressing many important economic issues in Michigan. The expanding statewide availability of current and accurate high-resolution  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Did Not Report Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from His Law Practice * * * A federal grand jury in Detroit charged a Michigan attorney yesterday with filing false tax returns and willfully failing to file tax returns. According to the indictment, Shawn Smith, who calls himself "Shawn the Law," is a lawyer residing in Birmingham. For 2017 through 2020, Smith alle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Sixth Individual Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Investigation of Collusion in Michigan-Area Asphalt Industry * * * A senior executive of a Michigan asphalt paving company pleaded guilty today for his role in two separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan. According to court documents, David A. Coppola, vice president of Taylor-based Al's Asphalt Pa  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison today announced awards of $66,443,451 in Department of Justice grants to help support a variety of victim assistance programs, emergency management programs, and tribal governments. The grants awarded by the Department's Office of Justice Programs also included tools to reduce violent crime in the Eastern District of Mich  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Jaquan Foreman, 22, of Lansing was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for possessing machineguns and supplying them to fellow gang members in the Lansing area. Specifically, Foreman possessed and was selling machinegun   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 awarding a $3.6 million grant to the city of Harbor Beach, Michigan, for water infrastructure improvements to boost manufacturing growth in the region. This grant will construct a higher capacity watermain to serve the regional water system and larg  more

REDFORD, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 4, 2024, at a campaign event at Redford Fire Department Station 1: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi. (Applause.) Oh, good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my great honor to be with everybody this afternoon. Matt, I want to thank you for your leadership and for all that you do for so many. You know, everyone here, you all have chosen to live a life of service in the most extr  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Michael Dayshawn Harris, also known as "Polo," 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of quantities of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents  more