RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * In response to the results of the 2024 General Election, Executive Director of the ACLU of North Carolina Chantal Stevens has issued the following statement: "As we all know by now, Donald Trump was elected President for a second time. While we don't endorse or oppose a candidate or party, we are clear-eyed that elections have real-life impacts on our c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: When a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March and sent three sections crashing into the river below, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stood ready to help clear the wreckage. The Defense Logistics Agency was ready, too, to provide whatever supplies USACE might need, from dive equipment to fuel. "We bring value to emergency response because our   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NEW YORK Army Reserve leaders took part in the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Veterans Parade and Resource Fair here Oct. 26, marching along Eastern Parkway to Grand Army Plaza. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, served as one of the parade's grand marshals. "Today, we honor all who have answered the call to serve," Belanger sai  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in North Carolina - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in North Carolina were 226,681, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 226,67  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from MEMA, the Vehicle Suppliers Association, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction MEMA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on "Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, Virginia: * * * To: Jeffrey M. Zirger Information Collection Review Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8 Atlanta, Georgia 30329 Re: Docket No. CDC-2024-0061 (89 Fed. Reg. 71,280 September 3, 2024) - Proposed Data Collection   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from Premier Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1803-P Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.gov Re: Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home He  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Elizabeth Volz, medical director of the UNC Health Rex Heart Failure Clinic, Raleigh, North Carolina: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: CMS-1809-P * * * Dear Administrator B  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from Frances O. Wood, clinical, interventional and structural cardiologist at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1786-P PO Box 8010 Baltim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication on Oct. 24, 2024, from the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Executive Committee: * * * Agency Name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Docket Number: CISA-2024-0021 Subject: Response to Nationwide Cyber Security Review Information Collection Activity From: Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) invites the public to provide comment on two draft air quality permit revisions for Duke Energy. Duke Energy is seeking to retire coal-fired boilers at two power plants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant in Person County, and Duke Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New capability can make hourly forecasts, help protect equipment in space * * * "Killer electrons" that travel at nearly light speed inside Earth's Van Allen belts -- the zone that surrounds the planet and traps energetic charged particles -- pose a major threat to equipment in space by causing malfunctions in electronics. Now, in a collaboration between Los Alamos Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Nov. 4, 2024, from the Association on Higher Education and Disability, Huntersville, North Carolina: * * * DOCKET ID ED-2024-IES-0116 AHEAD Comments and Recommendations on Improving Data User Experiences Through the National Center for Educational Statistics' (NCES) 2025 Data Users Conference * * * Introduction The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) welcomes the US   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Graff U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Review and Renewal of Eligibility for ApplicationSpecific Allowances (EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0196) * * * Dear Ms. Graff: Honeywell International Inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from UPL NA Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: * * * To: Matthew Kahn Pesticide Reevaluation Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Submitted to Dockets: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865; EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844; EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 Re: Request for Comment on Clothianidin's, Imidaclo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 31, 2024: Air Plan Approval; Forsyth County, North Carolina; Removal of Excess Emissions Provisions SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) on behalf of the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection (FCEAP or Forsyth   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency posted a rule in the Federal Register on Nov. 4 signed by Jeaneanne Gettle, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. North Carolina: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final action. SUMMARY: On June 26, 2023, North Carolina submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a complete program revision application seeking authorizatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the National MPS Society, Durham, North Carolina: * * * To Whom It May Concern, On behalf of patients and families living with the mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis type II/III disorders, the National MPS Society, offers the following lists of areas and topics we feel will assist the new Rare Disease Innovation Hub  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to evaluate the effectiveness of the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire foreign workers only if U.S. worke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * This week, we celebrate National STEM Day, which falls on November 8. Jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are found throughout the country, but are more highly concentrated in some areas than others. In May 2023, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, and California-Lexington Park, Maryland, had the hig  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A North Carolina woman was indicted by a federal grand jury today for fraudulently obtaining a $20,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Lakeysha Day, 43, was charged with one count of wire fraud in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Day,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to rules governing wastewater capacity for treatment plants and new dwelling units, as required by laws passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023. A public hearing to receive comments on the amendments will be held at 11 a.m. on Dec. 5 at the Archdale Building in Raleigh.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Center for Safer Schools issued the following news release: As the science of reading reaches full implementation in North Carolina, new data presented to the State Board of Education today shows that K-3 students are making significant progress in being on track and narrowing the racial achievement gap when it comes to literacy. Beginning-of-year data from the DIBELS 8 (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Lit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * Congratulation Message Accompanied by Pledge to Assist the Incoming Treasurer * * * On behalf of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer I would like to extend congratulations to Treasurer-elect Brad Briner for his election as the 29th State Treasurer of North Carolina. I wish him success in his future endeavors with the Department of State Treasurer. Our heart  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Steven Andiloro, 53, of Mooresville, N.C., pleaded guilty today to securities fraud and wire fraud for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme and fraudulently obtaining more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Jason Byrnes,   more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A Wayne County man was sentenced today to 155 months in prison and five years of supervised release for armed trafficking of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl after one victim died of an overdose in July 2022. The judge also ordered that the defendant's supervised release include at least 50 hours of community service focused on ed  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HONIARA, Solomon Islands The 1984th U.S. Army Hospital Pacific (USAH-P),a brigade of the 9th Mission Support Command, continued their Global Healthcare Engagement (GHE) in Solomon Islands for two weeks in August of 2024. The teams were spread out across the provinces around the island nation with particular focus on Auki , Honiara, Gizo, and Munda. In Munda, a small community on th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: Raleigh, N.C., -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) in North Carolina reminds landowners that to be considered for the fiscal year 2025 funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), applications must be submitted by Dec. 2, 2024. Applications for ACEP are encouraged to be submitte  more