WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for West Virginia, more than $1 million has been approved for homeowners and renters affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides of April 2-6, 2024. That total includes more than $675 thousand in housing a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 13 attorneys general today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster. Mr. Foster was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. A jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder in April 2023. However, earlier this mon  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA announced the recipients of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which will support scientific and technical research projects for more than 20 universities and organizations across the United States. "NASA's EPSCoR awards are a tool to strengthen research capacity in areas across our nation that have historically been underrepresented in government research," said Torry Johnson, deputy ass  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Gina H. Curry, D-Delaware, said that her legislation (H.B. 2233) to exempt tow truck operators from state traffic laws and local ordinances while acting at the direct instruction of a law enforcement officer in immediate response to an emergency has passed the PA House with bipartisan support. Curry said tow truck operators have found themselves facing a dilemma when the retrieval  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes joined Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton and advocates at the state Capitol today to urge the state Senate to pass legislation to establish the CROWN Act. Mayes said the CROWN Act (H.B. 1394) - which would update Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination law to ban discrimination based on hair type, hair texture or hairstyle in employment, schools and o  more