JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: After nearly nine distinguished years of service, Military Working Dog Scooby, a spirited Belgian Malabar, officially retired on November 15, 2024, during a touching ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base. Scooby, renowned for his sharp detection skills and close bond with his handler, Senior Airman Karina Flores, leaves behind a legacy of bravery and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2364) on Nov. 20, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and de  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a meeting to discuss upcoming remedial actions taking place at Camp Butner, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located 15 miles north of Durham, North Carolina. The meeting will take place Dec. 4, 2024, from 6-8 p.m., at the Butner Town Hall, located at 415 Central Avenue, Butner, N.C., in the multi-purpose room. The meeting will be  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In a new letter to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E&W) and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership's insufficien  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After recent reports that the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) skipped over homes that had Trump signs, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in demanding answers on the potential politicization of disaster relief. Ernst is pushing for answers, accountability, and transparency since a former FEMA employee has stated that the order came from her supervisors and staff were allowed   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) sent letters to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell and fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated former Committee member Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to head the Department of Labor: "I congratulate my colleague Rep. Chavez-DeRemer on her nomination. I look forward to seeing a Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) efforts in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We value this committee'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock: "I'm proud of the great work being done, and I applaud the public servants and the community leaders who make it all possible. But in my travels and in my conversations with these small-town mayors, with Georgians, with folks especially in our rural areas, it is clear that more needs to be done, and that help cannot come soon enough " Senator Reverend Warnock: "If we expect h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from ChargePoint and 20 collaborators: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Regulation 118269-23 * * * We urge the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to finalize guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refuelin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Electrification Coalition: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit (REG-118269-23) * * * On behalf of the Electrification Coalition (EC), we appreciate the opportunity   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024 from Highland Electric Fleets Inc., Beverly, Massachusetts: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Highland Electric Fleets, Inc. - Response to REG-118269-23 * * * Highland Electric Fleets is one of the largest, most experienced providers of turnkey municipal and governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Gary Peters (D-MI) cosponsored this legislation. "Discriminati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein, other state attorneys general, and the Justice Department this week proposed remedies that would end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition. "Google damaged the market and harmed competition for North Carolinians," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "These steps would help restore healthy competit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Karem Felton, age 31, from Elizabeth City, was sentenced to 147 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute forty grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and ten grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a fentanyl analogue after investigators with Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office searched Felton's re  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: A Charlotte behavioral health services provider was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in prison for Medicaid fraud, COVID-19 fraud, and money laundering, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Ashley Nicole Cross, 42, of Charlotte, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Oralia Rodriguez Flores, age 40, pled guilty to three federal charges related to her role in trafficking narcotics and money laundering for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Flores, who lived in Clayton, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine, and one count  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: CHARLOTTE - Last week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) celebrated a grant of $400,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy in Charlotte to Nucor, a steel production company. This grant is part of nationwide investment of $4 million in 10 projects, designed to harness the processing power of the world's most powerful supercomputers, strengthen America's manufacturing competitiv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, in sending a bipartisan letter(link is external) to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) urging the Pentagon to establish an OnRamp Hub in North Carolina to bolster the state's defense innovation ecosystem. Representatives Deborah Ross, Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), and 16 of his Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator James Lankford to introduce the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief. Following reports that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida, and likely other states, to skip homes with yard signs supporting President-e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Gary Peters (D-MI) cosponsored this legislation. It was recently revealed that a Fede  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis hosted Governor Roy Cooper, Governor-elect Josh Stein, members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation and the North Carolina General Assembly, and local leaders from Western North Carolina to discuss efforts to provide federal assistance to North Carolinians affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. "While the national media may have already stopped co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators in both parties have reached a bipartisan deal on the path forward on judicial confirmations during the rest of the Senate's lame-duck period. Senator Tillis has made it clear to the Biden Administration and Senate Democratic leadership that he had ample votes from both parties to stop the confirmation of President Biden's nominee for the Fourth Circuit. In response to the deal, Senator Tilli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Nov. 21, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh. Sorry, fixing -- fixing the podium -- or the lectern. Q: Thank you. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know. I know. Q: It matters. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It matters. I know it does. I know. Okay. So, on Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden   more