HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 42 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Delaware, Erie, Huntingdon, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Monroe, Montgomery, Tioga, Wayne and York counties. "Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by la  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 24 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on July 23, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. - Governor Carney joined members of the General Assembly including sponsor Representative Sherae'a "Rae" Moore, leadership from the Delaware Department of Education, and administrators of the Red Clay School District to sign House Substitute 2 for House Bill 125 on Tuesday, July 23. This legislation expands access to free breakfast and lunch to students who would receive a r  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Department of Transportation are part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive more than $670 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance * * * PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental  more

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on July 23, 2024: * * * New tunnel will run approximately 500 feet below ground and improve flexibility between vital water-supply facilities that serve more than 9 million people in New York City and Westchester County; Project is among more than $3 billion in DEP capital commitments throughout Westchester County alone that will improve nation's largest municipal water supply system * * *  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $77.8 million investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Spanning 50 institutions across 21 jurisdictions, this investment aims to build research and development capacity and strengthen STEM education opportunities in states that have traditionally received lower levels of funding. "  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 24 -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 22, 2024, at a campaign event: * * * THE PRESIDENT: (Via teleconference.) Julie, if I didn't have COVID, I'd be sitting there with you -- standing there with you. I -- I'm so proud of what you've all done. (Applause.) And -- but this COVID has been keeping me out of -- out of people's hair for the next three or four days. But I'm going to be on the road, and I'm not going an  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 23, 2024: * * * Today's Business in Our Sites awards through the Commonwealth Financing Authority will help more areas across the state become "pad-ready" for businesses and employers who want to expand in Pennsylvania. In the 2024-25 budget Governor Shapiro secured $500 million for site development, including $400 million for the PA SITES program to make Pe  more