LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement at the opening of his Cybersecurity Summit at the Statehouse Convention Center in cooperation with the FORGE Institute and featuring the Director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly: "You don't have to look far to understand why cybersecurity matters. Look   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Local firefighters and first responders face the dual burden of operational response and personal recovery for Hurricane Helene At the direction of FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to support the whole of government response, U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, met with firefighters and emergency response teams last week in North Carolina, South C  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 7, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Maryland - 2023": * * * In 2023, Maryland women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,296, significantly below the $1,464 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 7, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, Virginia women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,098, significantly below the $1,393 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-022) on Sept. 12, 2024, by Craig Benson entitled "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Planners, policymakers, and community stakeholders use poverty estimates as key indicators to evaluate trends and current economic conditions within communities and to make comparisons across demographic groups. Federal and state governments often use these estimate  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Grants Were Funded Through FHLB Dallas' $1M Native American Housing Opportunities Fund * * * ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, October 4, 2024 - Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Del Norte Credit Union, Wells Fargo and Southwest Capital Bank awarded $550,000 in Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) F  more