WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on Oct. 29, 2024: BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO. INC., Kansas City, Missouri (W912PL-25-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2029. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Franc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Following calls from U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and 19 of their colleagues, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in partnership with Department of State, announced today that the Tourism Policy Council will establish a Subcommittee on Large Scale Sporting Events. This subcommittee would help ensure the safety and preparedness fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Environmental Defense Fund, New York, and Sierra Club. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Stone, Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Office, Air Permitting and Planning Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, Kansas 66219 Submitted via Regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0851 Re: Comments on EPA's Proposed Air Plan Disapproval; M  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank issued the following national summary of the Beige Book on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Overall Economic Activity On balance, economic activity was little changed in nearly all Districts since early September, though two Districts reported modest growth. Most Districts reported declining manufacturing activity. Activity in the banking sector was generally steady to up slightly, and loan demand was mixed, with some Districts noting an improvemen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued a 12-page white paper in January 2024 entitled "Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration Through 2023." During the first three years of the Biden administration, the Senate has confirmed 166 lifetime judges. President Biden's appointees have been historically diverse -- both personally and professionally -- and have included brilliant jurists like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who the Senate conf  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing a false claim as part of a scheme to fraudulently receive nearly $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds from the government. Richard Dean Schiele, Jr., 51, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to a federal information that ch  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of three persons. Luis Manuel Morales, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On May 8, 2024, Morales pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to dis  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As a result of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) collaboration through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Methane Emission Reduction Program (MERP), the U.S. oil and gas industries now have expanded access to information about private sector providers of advanced methane monitoring technologies for use   more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Bernardino de Jesus Ramirez-Ramirez, a/k/a Carlos Mendoza, 35, of Guatemala, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and illegal transportation of an alien. Following two days of trial, Ramirez-Ramirez entered a guilty plea for kidnapping and illegal transportation of an alien. Evidence presented to the court showe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Shell Energy Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kelly and Beyonce! (Applause.) Hey, Texas! (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Texas. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. Thank you for being here this evening. Can we hear it for Ms. Tina Knowles? (Applause.) For Ms. Kelly? (Applause.) And Beyonce? (Applause.) What a warm Texas welcom  more