WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- America's Essential Hospitals issued a 28-page report in June 2024 entitled "Building Workforce Equity at Essential Hospitals: A Toolkit for Creating and Maintaining a Resilient, Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce." The report was written by Amaodo Oguagha, Tanya Alteras and Kalpana Ramiah. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents About ... 3 Acknowledgments ... 3 Introduction ... 4 Overview of Toolkit ... 5 Key Terms ... 6 1. Introduce Concepts of Workf more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Innovative public private partnership will advance locally designed economic plans in energy communities. * * * Today, the inaugural Energy Communities AmeriCorps class launched their year of full-time service with a pledge to "get things done for America" by working with local leaders to advance economic development and job creation in rural energy communities across the country. This innovative publ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Break Free From Plastic, Center for International Environmental Law, Friends of the Earth and Texas Campaign for the Environment issued a 39-page report in October 2024 entitled "Exiting Petrochemicals: A Policy Guide for Financial Institutions." Here are excerpts: * * * Table Of Contents Background ... 4 The US Petrochemicals Boom ... 4 Petrochemicals' Impact on the Environment and Human Health ... 5 Environmental Racism ... 8 The Climate Impacts of Petrochemicals  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) delivered remarks(link is external) celebrating the legacy of the Honorable Shirley Chisholm and the House passed legislation to award Chisholm the Congressional Gold Medal(link is external). Chisholm made history as the first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1969 and as the first Black woman to run for President as a major party candidate in 1972. Congresswom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: DEC. 5, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census 119th Congressional District Summary File. The file updates tables previously released as part of the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File to reflect the 119th congressional districts and 2024 state legislative districts in effect for the November 2024 elections. The file incorporates congressional district boundary changes repor more PR

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

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14.5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for five projects across West Virginia and Appalachia. The funding will support collaborative, multi-state projects that will promote large-scale economic transformation. "I'm pleased that ARC is investing $14.5 million though their Appalachian Reg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03) in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students who wer more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Building on the success of the "Shine a Light on Dumpers" initiative, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is expanding the campaign to include funding for community cleanup efforts. Effective Dec. 5, Yost's office is allocating $1 million for new grants aimed at helping local governments clean up illegal dump sites and deter future dumping. "Illegal dumping is an ugly, unhealthy problem no more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Northfield, Ohio, has been sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Peter Williams, 58, who previously pleaded guilty in this case to possessing with intent to distri more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years of incarceration, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction for violating federal narcotics and racketeering laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab impo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Tom Emmer accepted the Charles Dick Medal of Merit Award from the National Guard Association of the United States. Emmer was announced as a recipient of the award in July for his continued support of the Minnesota National Guard. "Thanks to our citizen soldiers in the Minnesota National Guard, our state and our nation are more secure. I am deeply honored to receive this pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the following statement celebrating the passage of her bill to rename the 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway Post Office in Akron, Ohio as the "Judge James Williams Post Office Building." The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. "Judge Williams was a legal luminary, whose unwavering dedication to justice paved the way for future generations of leaders in Akro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced the Senate's unanimous vote to pass the bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863(link is external)). The bill includes Rep. Thompson's legislation that will exempt thousands of qualified wildfire victims in California from having to pay federal income tax on their settlement money or pay tax on attorney fees include more PR