WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rick Scott (R-FL) announced plans to introduce the Restoring an Economic Lifeline with Immediate Emergency Funding (Relief) Act that would replenish the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. On October 15th, the SBA announced the Disaster Loan Fund had run out of money. The senators plan  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 102) on October 15, 2024, by Bulent Guler and Amanda Michaud entitled "Online Appendix: Dynamics of Deterrence: A Macroeconomic Perspective on Punitive Justice Policy". Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Datasets and Variable Construction The empirical counterpart to incarceration in the model is incarceration in a state or federal pris  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-24) in August 2024 by Santiago Pinto and Sierra Stoney entitled "Commuting Patterns and Characteristics of Fifth District Counties". Here are excerpts: * * * This article extends our previous work on the categorization of counties in the Fifth District based on their economic connectivity. Using commuting patterns to proxy for connectivity, we group counties into four categ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Federal, state and local partners remain throughout the Southeast to help survivors affected by recent storms The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.2 billion in direct assistance to Hurricanes Helene and Milton survivors. These funds help survivors with housing repairs, personal property replacement and other essential recovery efforts. Addi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the North Carolina Department of Commerce: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 Re: Request for Information: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "David Carlos Rodriguez, M.D.; Decision and Order." On September 11, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to David Carlos Rodriguez, M.D. (Registrant), of Lake City, South Carolina. Request for Final Agency Action (RFAA), Exhibit (RFAAX) 1, at 1, 7. The OSC proposed the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, the Biden Cancer Moonshot announced a group of 11 early career researchers and research teams awarded funding for their innovative approaches to cancer prevention, treatment, and diagnosis. Accelerating the fight against cancer is a core component of the President's Unity Agenda, a set of priorities that Americans from every walk of life can support   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Richland County issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Richland County is proud to recognize an officer at the County's Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center as a recent graduate of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy's Basic Detention (BD) training program. Officer Rebecca Houser was among 35 officers in BD Class 468 to successfully complete the rigorous three-week training course. The Criminal Justice Academy honored graduates from across South Carolina at a  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that a Greenville County jury convicted Nicholas Gracely in the "Las Senoritas" investigation on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Gracely was convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More; Trafficking Methamphetamine, 200 Grams or More, But Less Than 400 Grams; Manufacturing Methamphetamine; Possession   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "The right to vote in our federal elections is given to every American citizen, but nowhere in the Constitution does that include any non-citizens. Allowing non-citizens to cast a ballo  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news: * * * $5 million investment will create 42 new jobs * * * Casting Cleaning Resources (CCR), a provider of casting cleaning services, today announced it is expanding its Greenwood County operations. The company's $5 million investment will create 42 new jobs while retaining existing jobs. Founded in Indiana in 1992, CCR provides expert casting cleaning services for industrial applicati  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * $18.8 million investment will create 13 new jobs * * * Bondex, a leader in technical nonwoven manufacturing, today announced it is expanding its Edgefield County operations. The company's $18.8 million investment will create 13 new jobs. Part of Andrew Industries Limited, Bondex is an innovative nonwovens and specialty roll goods manufacturer founded in 1997. The co  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * $5 million investment will create 42 new jobs * * * Casting Cleaning Resources (CCR), a provider of casting cleaning services, today announced it is expanding its Greenwood County operations. The company's $5 million investment will create 42 new jobs while retaining existing jobs. Founded in Indiana in 1992, CCR provides expert casting cleaning services for industr  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory issued the following news release: Savannah River National Laboratory will receive $6 million to lead two projects related to Laboratory Foundational Science Programs in Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, and Enabling Technologies. The two projects receiving funding include: 1) Non-Aqueous 2-D Material Based Hydrogen Isotope Separation, led by principal investigator Dale Hitchcock; and  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the managing and operating contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are partnering with multiple universities to develop next-generation technology and personnel pipelines in advancement of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)'s two-site pit production mission. Through these  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a professor of constitutional law and global health policy at Georgetown University, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Committee Chairman Wyden, Committee Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on "Chaos a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Heather G. Hacker, a partner at Hacker Stephens LLP, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on this topic based on my expertise as an attorney and practicing litigator. There is a lot of misinformation and confusion su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Heather G. Hacker, a partner at Hacker Stephens LLP, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Missouri Mo. Ann. Stat. Sec. 188.017: 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no abortion shall be performed or induced upon a woman, except in cases of medical emergency. Any person who know  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection": * * * Senator Hassan, Senator Grassley, and members of the Subcommittee, My name is Joe Bishop-Henchman, and I am Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Rick Scott (R-FL), announced plans to introduce legislation that would replenish the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. The Senators plan to seek passage of the legislation when Congress returns to session. On October 15th, the SBA announced the Disaster Loan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service announced an investment of more than $265 million to conserve nearly 335,000 acres of ecologically and economically significant forestlands across the nation, in partnership with states across the country, thanks to funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. The Forest Service will fund 21 p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: $265 million from the Inflation Reduction Act will conserve 335,000 acres of private forests Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service announced an investment of more than $265 million to conserve nearly 335,000 acres of ecologically and economically significant forestlands across the nation, in partnership with states across the country, thanks to funding from President Biden's  more