WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding is Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda FORT YATES, N.D., Oct. 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and eight other states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth rou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 11, 2024, entitled "Procurement List; Proposed Deletions." ACTION: Proposed deletions from the Procurement List. SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. DATES: Comments must be   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: As part of the U.S. Department of State's Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, which elevates music as a diplomatic platform to promote peace and democracy, the Department recently hosted 13 international musicians and music professionals through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The program highlighted how musicians can raise social awareness, inspire hope, and influence civil society by bringi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, Oct. 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a total of $1 million in awards to six recipients to address asthma, radon, and other indoor air health risks. These cooperative agreements will advance national policy and systems-level change to reduce indoor air risks and yield measurable environmental and public health benefits. "The EPA is proud to partner with t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 16, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applicati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced more than $200 million in new awards to strengthen early childhood programs. These investments build on the billions of dollars the Biden-Harris Administration secured over the last three years to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Defendant Also Sentenced for Violating Housing Rights of a White Woman * * * A Kansas man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for threatening multiple Black people in and around the Wichita area, and for interfering with the housing rights of a white woman because he believed that she was dating and associating with Black people. Austin Schoemann, 31, of Wichita, previously  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: United States Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Nicholas Heberle will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. AUSA Heberle has been appointed to serve as the District Election  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today issued two separate decisions approving, with conditions, CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) request for Board authority to acquire and operate the rail line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR) that runs approximately 93.7 miles between Burkeville and Myrtlewood, Alabama, and Canadian Pacific Kansas   more