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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Monday October 07, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Census Bureau Issues Working Paper Entitled 'Testing SNAP Client Messaging and Application Forms - Cognitive Interview Results'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. rsm2024-06) on Sept. 3, 2024, entitled "Testing SNAP Client Messaging and Application Forms: Cognitive Interview Results." The paper was written by Kristen Giombi, Patricia LeBaron, Herschel Sanders, Amanda Smith, Y. Patrick Hsieh and Alfred D. Tuttle. Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Introduction 1.1 Background and Purpose This study is part of a larger effort supporting the U.S. Census Bureau as they assist th  more

FHWA Secures Binding Commitments from Alabama DOT to Construct Drainage Project to Address Stormwater Impacts and Flooding Complaints in Shiloh Community Along US Highway 84
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that it has secured a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA) with Alabama DOT as part of an FHWA Title VI investigation. The official complaints FHWA received in 2021 and 2022, stemming from flooding dating back several years, concerned the impact of stormwater runoff on properti  more