NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: The National Endowment for the Arts announced 19 Tennessee arts organizations in each of Tennessee's three grand divisions are receiving a total of $1,495,250 in grants. The recipients are: ArtsBuild, Big Ears Festival, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Hattiloo Theatre, Indie Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. (aka The Brooks), National Ornamental Metal Museum (aka Metal Museum), New Bal  more

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: At almost half of the project's originally proposed size, the BLM's preferred alternative was shaped by public input and meetings, listening sessions, and significant engagement with local landowners and ranchers, Tribal Nations, federal, state and county elected leaders, interested organizations, the BLM's Resource Advisory Council for the area, and the National Park Se  more

LAKEVIEW, Oregon, June 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for amending the 2003 Lakeview Resource Management Plan (https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Lakeview_RMP_Text_Appendices.pdf), which would update the management of 3.2 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in Lake and Harney counties. The amendment, wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By AJ Pulkkinen and Zach Shapiro, MyCG writers The Coast Guard is honoring eight winners of the 2024 Coast Guard Inspirational Leadership Awards and the Navy League Leadership Awards. Coast Guard Commandant ADM Linda L. Fagan, Vice Commandant ADM Steven D. Poulin and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Heath B. Jones called the winners to inform and congratulate them personally.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is establishing a working group consisting of members representing various political affiliations and tasking them with exploring options and developing a comprehensive legislative proposal to create a system that enables municipalities and political parties in Connecticut with the ability to use ranked-choice voting in caucuses, convent  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a determination that Alaska's water quality standards need to be updated to more accurately reflect the amount of fish Alaskans consume. This action requires Alaska to revise its limits on toxic pollutants in the state's waters to ensure that eating fish supports healthy people and communities. EPA's determination sets the agency on a pat  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 229,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 219,000 to 221,000. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Scientists and fishermen collaborated across international borders to identify the most effective management approaches for this highly mobile, highly valuable commercial species. * * * Sablefish don't recognize political boundaries. These highly migratory fish move freely across the state and national lines within which they are manag  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 7 -- Port of Seattle issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) welcomed Delta Air Lines' first nonstop flight to Taipei from the U.S. today. Ahead of a potentially record-breaking summer, passengers now have even more options for direct access to international destinations as a record 51 services take flight from SEA. A ribbon-cutting ceremony before boarding featured remarks from Delta President Glen Hauenstein along  more