PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebate will help the Seaford School District, in Sussex County, Delaware, purchase a clean school bus. The Program will help Seaford accelerate th  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * Up 1.1 Percent from the Fourth Quarter of 2023 * * * U.S. house prices rose 6.6 percent between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices were up 1.1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for March was up 0.1 percen  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Philadelphia, Pa.- National Dam Safety Awareness Day occurs on May 31 of each year in remembrance of the devastating failure of the South Fork Dam in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. It was the worst dam failure in the history of the United States and resulted in the loss of more than 2,200 lives. The National Dam Safety Program (NDSP), authorized by Congress  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 31 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: The Liberty Township Volunteer Firefighter Department and Eaton Volunteer Fire Department recently received new personal protective equipment thanks to a $10 million statewide investment supported by local legislators. State Reps. Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown) and J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) voted in support of the funding to supply sets of personal protective equipment including turnout gear and  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 31 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has been recognized by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) for its policy strategies shared at the State-Federal Respite Summit on West Virginia's partnership with managed care organizations (MCOs) and universities to train the workforce that supports children and adults with serious emotional disorders. Earlier th  more