The Education Department will suspend monthly student loan payments and interest for some 3 million borrowers in response to court rulings blocking parts of President Joe Biden’s new loan-repayment program. Department officials said Friday they would freeze the student loans of borrowers who are enrolled in the program — known as the SAVE plan — […]
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Virginia Dept. of Health plans to test small, disadvantaged communities for PFAS
PFAS, often used in water-resistant gear, also find their way into drinking water and human bodies. (Photo by CasarsaGuru via Getty Images) The Virginia Department of Health is continuing its forever hunt to find the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, present in the state by testing for them in water systems […]
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture issues warning not to sell, use certain pesticide over extra ingredient
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is warning farmers not to buy, sell or use a certain pesticide due to a contamination issue they say may damage crops. According to GDA, the Agricultural Inputs Division has issued a “stop sale” order on Midash Forte Insecticide after lab tests showed Batch TX433 was contaminated with herbicides. Midash […]
US Justice Dept won’t pursue contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday told Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that it would decline to pursue criminal contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The letter comes just two days after the Republican-controlled House voted along […]
Chillicothe awarded Safe Streets for All grant through U.S. Dept. of Transportation
CHILLICOTHE — Mayor Luke Feeney recently announced that, during National Bike Month, the City of Chillicothe received funding from the Safe Streets for All grant program through the United States Department of Transportation. The funding is for communities to improve roadway safety by increasing protections for bicyclists and pedestrians while significantly reducing and eventually eliminating […]
Justice Dept. lawsuit against Live Nation ‘ambitious’
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 16. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI June 4 (UPI) — The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Live Nation seeks to […]
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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council hosts US Dept. of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council welcomed U.s. Department of Transposrtation Assistant Secretary for the Office of Tribal Government Affairs Arlando Teller to cultivate a partnership focused on improving transportation infrastructure in Akwesasne. The Tribal Council and Colleen Thomas, on behalf of Planning and Infrastructure, reviewed roadway conditions on the southern portion of Akwesasne. Assistant […]
Maddow Blog | Bannon helps peel back the curtain on Trump’s Justice Dept. plans
Steve Bannon delivered an unrestrained message to his podcast audience this week, focused almost entirely on federal law enforcement. “The [Justice Department] is completely corrupt from top to bottom,” the far-right media personality said. “It’s going to have to be purged. It’s going to have to be restructured.” After insisting that the department will need […]
54-year-old man shot and killed, Santa Fe Police Dept. reports
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe authorities are investigating a murder. It happened Saturday afternoon, they said. Santa Fe Police Department was called to the 900 block of Morning Drive for a report of shots fired. James Dukette, 54, of Santa Fe, was found with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and died. […]
US ‘deeply concerned’ over China military drills in Taiwan Strait, State Dept says
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that the United States was “deeply concerned” over China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint. “Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes longstanding norms that […]
US ‘deeply concerned’ over China military drills in Taiwan Strait, State Dept says
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that the United States was “deeply concerned” over China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint. “Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes longstanding norms that […]