WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $109.6 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and on other public lands and waters. Five federal agencies within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will addres  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance from the State of Tennessee is extended to Tuesday, Jan. 7, which coincides with the last day to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. If you lost your job or your work hours were reduced or interrupted as a result of Tropical Storm Helene, you may apply for disaster unemployment benefits. You can apply i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (WC Docket No. 11-42, 09-197) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Conexon Connect, LLC Amended Petition for Expanded Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in Florida Pursuant to Section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act; of 1934 for the Limit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-700) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen joined other Republican governors supporting President Donald J. Trump's nomination of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and calling for her swift confirmation. The letter to U.S. Senate leadership cites Noem's extensive experience addressing the crisis at the southern border, as well as her leadersh  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is excited to announce its new ferry boat, "The Summitt," now in service connecting Benton and Houston Counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball coach and Tennessean Pat Summitt, it pushes the barge, "The Volunteer," across the Tennessee River providing essential ferry service. Local, state, and federal officials joined Deputy  more