FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Ian Ives The U.S. Army Cadet Command proudly inducted 25 distinguished alumni into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame Oct. 14 during the Cadet Luncheon at the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. "Since 1916, Army ROTC has produced more than 700,000 officers, and some of the best of the best of those officers are here today," said Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett, commanding gener  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSfact) -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Commitments to Bolster Innovative and Clean Construction Materials Across the United States * * * Leading U.S. companies and the public sector announce new actions to tackle the climate crisis, support American workers, and boost American manufacturing by harnessing federal and state purchasing power and private se  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * The selectee, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project, will reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to construction, freight, industrial and port equipment * * * CHICAGO - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $3.2 million under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program to Southwest Det  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $180,000 settlement with All Point Construction LLC in Allen Park, Michigan to resolve alleged violations of the federal lead renovation, repair and painting regulations. "Renovation companies and their contractors must protect children and other vulnerable people from exposure to lead-based paint, especially in communities with  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced 107 appointments and reappointments to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Georgia Maternal and Infant Health Advisory Commission Keisha Callins is an accomplished obstetrician-gynecologist and public health expert with extensive experience in clinical practice, academic leadership, research, and community service. She holds a Doctor  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

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently issued a letter to law enforcement (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/October/Law-Enforcement-Guidance-101024-Final.pdf?rev=49cfc5154b3348269bc23a74e9623c50&hash=A6F97E69E669D0446D7F12CB2EB12C24) across the State, providing detailed election law guidance for Election Day and early voting periods  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Yesterday, Tiesha Johnson, 56, formerly of Farmington Hills was sentenced before Judge Michael Warren in the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County to an eleven-month delayed sentence for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the federal government, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Under the  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced business investment and community revitalization projects in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that will represent over $5.5 million of capital investment and protect 85 high-paying jobs in the region. "Today's projects will drive more than $5.5 million of investment and protect 85 good-paying  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSfact) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Commitments to Bolster Innovative and Clean Construction Materials Across the United States - Leading U.S. companies and the public sector announce new actions to tackle the climate crisis, support American workers, and boost American manufacturing by harnessing federal and state purchasing power and private   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Detroit Carpenters Fund Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Carpenters Pension Trust Fund - Detroit & Vicinity (Detroit Carpenters Fund). The plan, ba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today launched the Career and Technical Education (CTE) CHIPS Challenge, a $1 million prize competition, funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) that seeks to expand student recruitment, training, and placement strategies in good-paying semiconductor fabrication (fab) construction and advanced manufacturing  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan letter to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, encouraging Michigan's top cop to "stand strong" against pressure to drop charges against people who were "involved in allegedly unlawful activities during anti-Israel protests at the University of Michigan" in spring 2024. Earlier this spring, dozens of protesters formed an encampmen  more