DOVER, Delaware, May 17 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney issued the following statement on Thursday after signing Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2: "As I said in my State of the State Address, reducing gun violence in our communities is a shared priority, and we've made progress these past seven years. We have banned assault weapons, bump stocks, and high-capacity magazines. We've passed red flag laws and preve  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 16 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Delaware Senate's confirmation of Kathleen Vavala as a Superior Court Judge in New Castle County. "Kathleen is well respected in the courtroom and the classroom, serving as Counsel in the Delaware Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Adjunct Professor at Delaware Law School and the Haub School of B  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: * * * Various Deadlines Postponed to Sept. 3, 2024 * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Ohio that were affected by tornadoes that began on March 14, 2024. These taxpayers now have until Sept. 3, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offe  more

NEW HOPE, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn visited Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve to celebrate a new management agreement for the preserve in Bucks County that is a part of Washington Crossing Historic Park. "This preserve is such a special place and DCNR is excited to cement our partnership with Bowman'  more

LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) General Manager and CEO Leslie Richards and Transit Police Chief Charles Lawson, and legislative leaders rode SEPTA's Regional Rail line from Rydal Station to Langhorne Station to highlight the Governor's proposed 2024-25 budg  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on May 16, 2024, on 70th anniversary of Brown Vs. Board of Education * * * Seventy years ago, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation in our Nation's public schools, finding that "separate but equal" is "inherently unequal." That landmark decision helped us move closer to realizing the idea that defines who we are as a Nation: We are all created equal  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 15, 2024, at the National Peace Officers memorial service: * * * THE PRESIDENT: President Yoes, Auxiliary President Hennie, Auxiliary President Lehmann, Executive Director and good friend Jimmy Pasco, thank you for your service to our nation and for inviting me to join you once again today. I'd also like to thank the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General Monaco and -- as well the deputy of -- the Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, and distinguished members of this committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). It is an honor to appear before you as EXIM's Chair and President of the Board of Directors and to thank you for your support in passing  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 16, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billion from Fiscal Years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reporte  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 16, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Stephen Benjamin: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We'll wait for -- for -- I don't want to call her out, but -- (laughter) -- Q: Madam President. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Madam President, that's right. (Laughter.) I was trying to be good, not call out people. All right. Good afternoon. As President Biden said during   more