WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48224) on Oct. 11, 2024, entitled "Social Security Benefits and Price Indexing: Analysis of Selected Policy Options" by social policy analyst Barry F. Huston. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Under current law, Social Security benefits are indexed in two ways. For workers, the value of past earnings used to calculate initial benefits is linked to changes in average wages in the economy. This  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Since 2022, the Safe Streets and Roads or All (SS4A) program has funded projects in more than 1,600 communities, supporting roadway safety for around 75% of the U.S. population Early estimates for the first half of 2024 show that traffic fatalities have declined for more than two years straight Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $172 million in grants to 257 communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vision for world-class passenger rail across America The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today continued its historic investment in passenger rail with nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along the Northea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Liliana "Lili" Beltran, a lead heavyweight production engineer at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, was honored as a Technology Rising Star at the 2024 Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 3 5. The Technology Rising Star award honors women of color who have made impactful contributions to STEM fields and who help inspire future leaders   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Since passage of the historic bipartisan infrastructure law 3 years ago today, Coastal Georgia communities have already received over $674.9 million in Federal infrastructure investments Savannah, Ga. Since passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago today, Savannah and communities across Coastal Georgia have already received over $674 million in Federal infrastructure funding to upgrade road  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: A resident of SeaTac, Washington, was sentenced in federal court to 168 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Kim R.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and thethe Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released a bipartisan interim report entitled "Interim Staff Report: Investigating the Stunning Security Failures on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania." The report contains preliminary findings and includes information obtained during the initial phase of the Task Force's investigation, which fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Transforms Nation's Infrastructure, Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Over $695 billion in funding and over 74,000 projects announced thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda For far too long, this country's infrastructure was under resourced and neglected, lea  more