WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following memorandum on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "Mine Safety and Health Administration Generally Provided Adequate Oversight of Miner Training, Though Opportunities to Strengthen Controls Exist." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: CHRISTOPHER J. WILLIAMSON, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health FROM: CAROLYN R. HANTZ, Assistant Inspector General for Audit SUBJECT: MSHA Generally Provided Adequate Oversight of Mine  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on August 9, 2024 entitled "Shorting the Great Lakes Grid: How Net Zero Plans Risk Energy Reliability". The study was written by Joshua Antonini and Jason Hayes. Here are excerpt: * * * Executive Summary Reliable and affordable electricity makes modern society possible. Every second of every day, enough electricity is generated to meet our demands. The hasty transition to so-called net-zer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Mark Goldfeder, director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee: Good morning. My name is Mark Goldfeder, and I am the Director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, a nonprofit legal organization that combats   more

PAINT CREEK, West Virginia, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Putnam County youth becomes state's seventh Master Angler Award winner * * * Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced Carson Shock from Putnam County as the state's first youth Master Angler Award recipient. Shock, 14, completed this feat by catching 22 fish species on 13 waters across West Virginia. "Carson'  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- Westminster College issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2024: Westminster College dedicated its new high-fidelity nursing simulation lab on Friday, Oct. 25, unveiling the space that will give nursing students the hands-on and vital learning experiences needed to develop life-saving and wellness-enhancing skills. Housed on the second floor of the Hoyt Science Center, the new sim lab will benefit Westminster's growing number of nursing students,  more