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CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Justice announced today the West Virginia Water Development Authority (WDA) has approved 18 new Economic Enhancement Grant Fund (EEGF) projects worth…

FEMA has released the updated edition of the National Flood Insurance Program’s Flood Insurance Manual. The new Flood Insurance Manual, which became effective April 1, 2024, reflects the NFIP’s existing underwriting requirements and…

Lieutenant Governor Miller Honors 2022 and 2023 Century Farm Families April 4, 2024   ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 5, 2024) – Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller has honored Maryland’s farm…

Delaware Advances Toward 1 Million Tree Planting Goal…

DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Public Hearings This Month -…

Published: Apr 05, 2024 Be prepared: Download the MyShake app today Available in English, Spanish, Chinese (traditional), Vietnamese, Korean and Filipino SACRAMENTO – During Earthquake Preparedness Month, the state is sharing…

      Many House lawmakers think Missourians need a break in the taxes they pay to the state.  Thirteen House members, nearly evenly split across party lines, have proposed doing so by cutting taxes on necessary products,…

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded slightly more than $791,000 to improve public safety in 12 municipalities and seven counties in Alabama.The grants will enable police and sheriffs’ departments in those jurisdictions to purchase…

April 1-7 is National Public Health Week 2024. This year’s theme is “Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health.”  This holistic approach to public health was certainly evident in Governors’ 2024…

The Calgary Police Service is warning the public of an increase in theft-related incidents targeting homes within new communities across the city.We are seeing an influx of break and enters occurring…

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined members of the Coalition of City Unions (CCU), councilmembers, labor leaders, and City employees to sign new labor contracts into law. The four-year contracts cover wages, benefits, hours,…

Washington, D.C. –  The National Governors Association (NGA) and the National League of Cities (NLC) are partnering on a new project to help cities and states prepare workers for job opportunities generated by the…

Two men are facing charges after an investigation led to the seizure of two firearms and more than $70,000 in drugs. In February 2024, after receiving multiple tips from the community, the Calgary Police Service…

After three successful years, the Small Business Financial Assistance Program (SBFAP) will enter its final year on April 1 providing support to small, locally-owned businesses along our South Central Extension/Downtown Hub​ light rail…

The scourge of COVID-19 exposed the lack of readiness of our local populace facing a pandemic at a scale not seen in a century.  Amid the chaos of the coronavirus outbreak, the San Antonio Area Foundation swiftly moved to amass…

Each year, NGA’s Membership team holds multiple meetings and events designed to support Governors’ offices and their staff members. The meetings provide a robust networking forum and offer educational opportunities to…

Our Homicide Unit has arrested and charged two men in relation to the February 2024 disappearance of Chelsea DAVIDENAS. It is believed Chelsea was killed hours after her disappearance, however, her remains have not yet been…

Stanford students share how Stanford’s campus serves as a living lab to advance sustainability initiatives. (Image credit: Keith Uyeda) To mark the beginning of Earth Month, Stanford community members gathered at Paul Brest…

Taylor Swift’s prolific output and quality live performances have delivered her to the pinnacle of pop stardom. But if Swift has cultural staying power, it will likely result from her songwriting skills and smart lyrics, where one can…

“Now we have not just entirely new molecules but also explicit instructions for how to make those molecules,” Zou said. A new chemical space The researchers chose the 70 compounds with the highest potential to kill the bacterium and…

The Office of Weights and Measures, National Legal Metrology Program (NLMP) is pleased to announce a new program called “Info (information) Hours”. An Info Hour is a one (1) hour session involving an informal discussion…

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we cover the Biden-Harris administration’s plans to cut carbon and methane emissions, a new offshore wind development, the nation’s…

Jonathan Levin has been appointed the 13th president of Stanford University. (Image credit: Aubrie Pick) Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as…

Credit: Adobe Stock IntroductionAccording to the 2021 Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal,…

Approval of multiple new projects, new multi-state leases and agreements, and the first commercial scale offshore wind project coming online, mark the success of President Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda Washington, D.C. — Today, The…

Transcript Ge Wang: Is it still art? If it's not made by a human, um, I don't know, you know, I, at least not today, maybe tomorrow I'll have, I'll feel differently. But what I'm really looking for in anyone working with AI is just, are…

HONOLULU – FEMA has approved $35 million to help the State of Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority fund reconstruction of three buildings and a community center at Piʻilani Elderly Homes as well as the David Malo Circle housing complex,…

The agency awarded over $1 million to the Conservation Trust of Puerto RicoGuaynabo, Puerto Rico – The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, dedicated to ensuring the conservation of ecologically valuable land on the island, received an…

CRANSTON, R.I. – The state of Rhode Island and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Wakefield in Washington County to help Rhode Island residents affected by the severe storms and flooding that took place from December 17-19,…

Spokane, Wash. – When the Gray and Oregon Road wildfires struck Spokane County in August, entire neighborhoods were evacuated, thousands of acres of rural farmland and forests were scorched, and 360 structures destroyed. President Biden…

Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute…

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced awards for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which will direct $20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to community development entities to finance projects…

In recruitment, your CRM should be your single source of truth. That means it’s the central source of information that your team uses consistently throughout the recruitment process:…

Among the partner labs that contributed expertise and technology are Brookhaven National Laboratory, which built the camera’s digital sensor array; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which with its industrial partners designed and…

Be Prepared and Safe for Severe Weather in Idaho When springtime rolls around, so does the unpredictable nature of its weather patterns.  Severe weather can strike anytime and anywhere. From thunderstorms that brings damaging…

Russia extends detention of Alsu Kurmasheva; Her imprisonment “As outrageous today as it was six months ago”April 1, 2024Washington, D.C. — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) condemns the latest extension of American…

It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills using the major elements of the International System of Units…

Washington D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today the new endorsements of six candidates for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. The…

Weights and measures inspections provide a legally required, independent validation of the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring devices; provide a level playing field for competing businesses; and help ensure…

Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National…

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for March 2024, the ninth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $487.4…

The Mezzanine Gallery to exhibit "Within the Intimate Realm" by E. Schwinn…

Department Launches Conservation Education Outreach Program For Small Horse Farms April 1, 2024 ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 1, 2024) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture has launched an…

RFA President: Hong Kong bureau to restructure in light of Article 23March 29, 2024Washington, D.C. — In light of Hong Kong’s passage of Article 23, Bay Fang, President and CEO of Radio Free Asia (RFA), made the following…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The registration deadline for residents of Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha counties to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for the Aug. 28-30, 2023, severe storms and flooding is one day away.The deadline to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The registration deadline for residents of Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha counties to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for the Aug. 28-30, 2023, severe storms and flooding is one day away.The deadline to…

Your network is one of your greatest tools to help you grow your business. Getting to know them and educating them on your business and services is vital to receiving quality referrals. The challenge for many business professionals is…

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Lee Ann Eager, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, where she has served since 2020. Eager was President and…

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has granted 37 pardons and 18 commutations. The California Constitution gives the Governor the authority to grant executive clemency in the form of a pardon, commutation, or…

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