WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $140 million in new funding for the Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. The funding for EPA Region 8 is part of $3.6 billion EPA is   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in North Dakota - 2023": * * * In 2023, North Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $976, significantly below the $1,202 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2179) on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 5 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentytwo states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Investing in America Agenda Supporting Buildout of a High-Frequency Methane Emissions Monitoring Network in U.S. Oil and Gas Production Basins--Helping Create Jobs while Preventing Harmful Greenhouse Gas Emissions * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), announced today the  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 24 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "Like most Americans, I was dismayed at the antisemitic protests occurring on college campuses across the country  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today expressed his gratitude for the members of the North Dakota Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force for their efforts to provide recommendations that support the education workforce. The task force's final report is available here (https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2024.10.22_ND_Teacher%20Recruitment%20and%20Retention%20Task%20Force%20  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "I visited Israel a few months ago, talked to people who lost family members to the horrific  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land. Partners will provide $968 million in contributions to amplify the impact of the federal investment. S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 25-state coalition in sending a letter to Columbia University, urging the institution to stand firm against calls for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) from Israel and addressing antisemitism on campus. "Columbia University was right not to cave to demands for divestment from Israel, just as the University of V  more