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*Oklahoma Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2024-12-06 ( 9 items )  
FAA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Modernize Airport Owned Air Traffic Control Towers (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: For a fourth year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $20 million being awarded to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 15 states. This funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers across the country, delivering on President Biden's vision to rebuild our nation's infrastruct more PR

Interior National Park Service Issues Notice Involving Tennessee State Museum in Nashville (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Notice of Intended Repatriation: Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Tennessee State Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that more ST

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Modernize Airport Owned Air Traffic Control Towers (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: For a fourth year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $20 million being awarded to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 15 states. This funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers across the country, delivering on President Biden's vision to rebuild our nation's infrastructure through his Investing in America agenda. T more PR

Oklahoma Policy Institute Issues Report Entitled 'Reimagining Youth Justice in Oklahoma' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute issued a 100-page report in October 2024 entitled "Reimagining Youth Justice in Oklahoma." This report was funded by a grant from Public Welfare Foundation. The report was written by Polina Rozhkova and Jill Mencke. Here are excerpts: * * * About the Authors Jill Mencke, Youth Justice Policy Analyst Jill Mencke joined OK Policy as the Youth Justice Policy Analyst in September 2022. Jill earned her B.A. in Political Science and Economics  more ST

Ropes & Gray Issues White Paper Entitled 'State ESG Update and Analysis for Asset Managers and Financial Institutions' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Ropes and Gray issued a 49-page white paper in November 2024 entitled "State ESG Update and Analysis for Asset Managers and Financial Institutions." The report was written by Joshua A. Lichtenstein, Michael R. Littenberg, Amy D. Roy, Robert A. Skinner, Jason Claman, Jonathan M. Reinstein and Christine Rosenblatt. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents * Part I: Thought Leadership -- The New Battleground in the Fight over ESG's Role in Public Pension Investments The more ST

SBA Releases Public Communication From Cherokee Nation Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC, Catoosa, Oklahoma: * * * To: Laura Maas Deputy Director Office of HUBZone HUBZone Program 409 Third Street SW Washington, DC 20416 Re: Regulatory Information Number 3245-AH68, Docket No. SBA-2024-0007 * * * Dear Ms. Maas: Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC, through its Cherokee Federal division of companies ("Cherokee Federal"), more ST

Twenty Additional Installations Authorized for Domestic Global Household Goods Shipments (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO), in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard, has authorized 20 additional installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments. Two of the installations began in mid-November with the additional 18 beginning in December. N more PR

USDA Farm Service Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Oklahoma 3 Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of more PR

USDA Farm Service Agency: Loans Now Available to Agricultural Producers for Controlled Atmosphere Storage to Extend the Shelf Life of Perishable Commodities (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: STILLWATER, Okla., December 4, 2024 - Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Controlled atmosphere storage regulates the concentrations of oxygen, carbo more PR