ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect social security benefits for retired North Carolina teachers, first responders, and other state and local public servants. This legislation will eliminate the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act of 1935. "Social Security i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Charlotte will close permanently 7 p.m. Nov. 15, though North Carolinians still have many options for in-person help at the other 24 open DRC locations throughout the state. It is not necessary to go to a center to apply for FEMA assistance. The fastest way to apply is online at DisasterAssistance.gov or via   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting information regarding recent reports that a   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to examine the agency's preparedness and response to recent disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Mil  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The world's fastest supercomputer could help bring up-to-the-minute, pinpoint weather forecasts weeks in advance to your laptop, tablet or phone. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used Frontier, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's 2-exaflop HPE Cray EX supercomputing system, to train the world's largest artificial inte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Nov. 12, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a reception celebrating culinary arts in diplomacy: * * * Thank you, Clare. You and everyone at the Foundation are continuing James Beard's legacy--bringing incredible food to more people and celebrating the chefs who make it. Ethan--you've been an incredible leader, not just in these last few years at the State Department, but over your three decades of service. As anyone who's   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: "Oversight of Prudential Regulators" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additional information regarding the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration's latest move to appease union bosses and erode the employer-employee relationship: "This decision is a blatant attempt to interfere with the lawful right of employers t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su demanding information about the administration's management of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (Trust Fund), which provides benefits to coal miners who have been disabled due to black lung disease. Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Funding to provide shelter for homeless families. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced nearly $4.8 million to support people experiencing homelessness in communities across North Carolina and South Carolina recovering from Hurricane Helene. Through HUD's Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program, funding will be allocated  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Defendants Caused $22M in Tax Loss to the IRS * * * Two tax attorneys and an insurance agent were sentenced today to a combined 16 years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and helping clients file false tax returns, based on their promotion and operation of a fraudulent tax shelter. Michael Elliott Kohn, an attorney, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Cathe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced more than $129 million in food assistance has been distributed to more than one million children and families during the first SUN Bucks summer in North Carolina. "Too many children face food insecurity in North Carolina, particularly children who rely on school meals during   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today issued a statement on former insurance mogul Greg Lindberg's guilty plea in federal court on Tuesday, Nov. 12: "Greg Lindberg's guilty plea should serve as a warning to anyone who considers defrauding an insurance company or its policyholders that the consequences will be severe. His guilty plea includes a  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that a former Rowan County insurance agent faces forgery, embezzlement and other charges. Lori Ann Crisp, 56, of 1105 Pump Station Road, Kannapolis, was charged with forgery, embezzlement and obtaining property by false pretense, all felonies. She was also charged with misdemeanor counts of making a   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 152 months in prison for selling drugs and firearms at the same time in New Bern and Jacksonville. On March 26, 2024, Fan Troy Staton, age 50, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamin  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lieutenant General Robert D. Harter, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of Douglas M. Reed as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador At Large for the 99th RD's 13-state region stretching from M  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Sgt. Alisha Grezlik, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa LILONGWE, Malawi - The Malawi Defense Force invited chaplains from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, and their new state partners, the North Carolina National Guard, to participate in a military-to-military exchange. The collaboration in August marked th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Land And Water Fund issued the following news release: The North Carolina Land and Water Fund Board of Trustees met October 1 and 2 to consider grant applications and make awards for projects that will protect North Carolina's land and water from the mountains to the coast. "As we continue the unprecedented response to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, we are reminded that conservation m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Thousands of trees damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will be repurposed under a North Carolina project developed through Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC), a team of federal, state and local government, non-profits and faith-based organizations. More than 320,000 pounds of wood has already been removed. "This marks the transition from respons  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * CHARLOTTE - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on last week's election results in North Carolina and nationwide. "I would like to thank the people of North Carolina's 12th Congressional District for entrusting me to another term in Congress, as well as the volunteers who worked so hard on our campaign, knocking on doors, making phone cal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2024, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA Nominations 1. Nomination of the Honorable Val Butler Demings to be a Governor, United States Postal Service; 2. Nomination of the Honorable William Zollars to be a Governor, United States Postal Service; 3. Nomination of the Honorable Gordon Hartogensis to be a Governor, Un  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: RALEIGH, N.C., - Recently, members from the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) of North Carolina (N.C) attended the 39th annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). The event was held from November 2nd thru 4th at the Durham Convention Center. "This netwo  more