WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak has been awarded nearly $126 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Many Amtrak partners also received funding that will improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of Amtrak service and support the expansion of intercity passenger rail. "These grants will  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: CHICAGO - Amtrak and Midwestern partners have been awarded up to $300 million to improve passenger rail service with grants from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program. "These grants will directly support Amtrak priorities, including the Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP) - an Amtrak-led Midwest megap  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hold tremendous potential to enable first responders to better process information and drive faster and more precise response. However, these capabilities present certain risks. The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working diligently to identify the best ways to help the responder community strike that bala  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WISCONSIN Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced Wisconsin will be receiving $13.2 million to help connect more Wisconsin families with high-speed broadband. The funding, from the Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help implement Wisconsin's Digital Equity Plan, a comprehensive roadmap for the state to expand access to high-speed internet and close the digital divide. "Access t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1 -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry issued the following joint letter on Oct. 31, 2024, with employer associations: * * * Dozens of statewide employer associations representing thousands of businesses and millions of workers in 42 states sent the following letter to Kelly Ortberg, president and CEO of Boeing, Jon Holden, president of International Association of Machinists District 751, and Brandon Bryant, president of International Association of Machinis  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BROWNING, Mont. U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Alayna Tolentino, a veterinarian technician with the 7359th Veterinary Detachment, stands in Browning High School's agricultural classroom, the room currently serving as her unit's makeshift veterinary clinic in support of the Blackfeet Tribal Health Operation Walking Shield Innovative Readiness Training (IRT). The room is filled with the cats a  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * New King Center received $20 million through governor's Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Grant Program to expand access to healthcare statewide * * * RACINE -- Gov. Tony Evers today visited Racine to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and Health Center (King Center) in the Lincoln-King neighborhood. Photos of today's groundbre  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following radio address on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Wisconsinites statewide can sign up for affordable, high-quality health insurance from Nov. 1, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025 Thanks to efforts of the Biden-Harris Administration the average person who qualified saved more than $570 on their monthly premiums last year * * * Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to get enrolled in healthc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Initiative to ensure compliance with key provision in the Affordable Care Act requiring most insurance plans to cover contraception at no out-of-pocket cost * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, today announced Wisconsin has been awarded nearly $500,000 in federal funding to evaluate, support,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business' Varney & Co. to discuss the migrant surge at the southern border leading up to a potential Trump presidency, and his new op-ed, Farmers and Ranchers Turn to Trump to Deliver, that contrasts President Trump's Farmers First agenda with the past four years of the Biden-Harris anti-agriculture agenda. Highlights from the interview inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day * * * The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to acc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from Kieser and Associates LLC: * * * Kieser & Associates, LLC is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We have pursued innovative policy and technology applications with the farming community for over three decades to address surface water quality challenges across the continental Unit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Wisconsin, allowing the state to request access to more than $13 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: CHICAGO (November 1, 2024) - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began removing asbestos-contaminated debris at the former 5R Processors e-waste recycling and brake parts facility at 133 West Oak St. in West Bend, Wisconsin. The agency anticipates the cleanup will take approximately 5-6 weeks to complete. As the asbestos is removed, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resourc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have published a recovery plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help Grocers, Markets and Other Organizations Provide Healthy Food Options to Underserved Communities Nov. 1, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to invest nearly $6 million to improve access to healthy foods in underserved communiti  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 30, 2024, at a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Wisconsin! (Applause.) Hello, Wisconsin! (Applause.) Oh. Let's hear it for Ty. (Applause.) All right, Madison, are we ready to do this? (Applause.) Are we ready to vote? (Applause.) Are we ready to win? (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Madison. It's good to be back. (Applause.) And many of you may kno  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks in a press gaggle on Oct. 31, 2024, at the Edgewater Hotel: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. Good morning, everyone. Happy Halloween. Q: Good morning. Q: Good morning. Q: Happy Halloween. THE VICE PRESIDENT: And for those of you who are without your children today, thank you for just being on the road. So, today, we will be leaving Wisconsin, heading west. And I'll be, obviously, in three states again t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 2 -- Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Dr. Jill Underly's upcoming biennial budget request meets growing needs of Wisconsin students, educators, schools * * * Providing healthy meals for all Wisconsin students at no cost to families, expanding access to critical youth mental health services, investing in programs and strategies to recruit, retain and develop teachers, and supporting school districts i  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: LA CROSSE, Wis. - A Wisconsin Historical Society tour is touching down in the southwestern area of the state as partnering organizations prepare to host interactive exhibits, object displays, unique events and more as part of a special initiative to share Wisconsin history in local communities throughout the state. The multi-faceted History Makers Tour will reach the counties of Grant, Iowa, Crawfo  more