WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. A Disaster Recovery Center will open in Chester County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Chester County Gateway Conference Center3200 Commerce Drive, Suite ARichburg, SC 29729 Open Dec. 9-13, 16-20, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: ATLANTA C.W., Inc., which does business as CPG Staffing, and Executive Personnel Group, LLC, sister staffing companies that assign employees to construction industry clients, illegally discriminated against a job applicant when they rescinded his job offer in Hazlehurst, Georgia, because they regarded him as having a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based automotive parts company conducting business in North Carolina, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee was subjected to unwelcome sexu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open in Spartanburg County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Spartanburg County Boiling Springs Library871 Double Bridge RoadBoiling Springs, SC 29316 Open Dec. 7, Dec. 9-10, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Closed Dec. 8. Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2024, on legacy IT systems: * * * "Vivek Ramaswamy is spot on--our legacy IT systems are outdated and in desperate need of updating. We're dealing with tech from the 1960s which costs more to maintain, leaves us open to cyber threats, and slows everything down. Our office introduced and passed the Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act for this exact reason. If we want to stop waste, c more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has obtained a stay from a North Dakota Federal Court stopping the Biden-Harris Administration from unlawfully giving taxpayer-subsidized federal health insurance to illegal aliens and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. In 2012, the Obama Administration established the DACA program to protect illegal alie more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Tyre Amahdikeem Brooks, 23; John Matthew Railey, 36; and Ricky Shane Underwood, 43, all of Lancaster, were sentenced to a total of 27 years federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. Evidence presented to the court showed the three men conspired together in the Lancaster area to distribute methamphetamine beginning in January 2020. In more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration has nearly doubled its original goal to repair or replace 10 of the nation's most economically significant bridges 18 major bridge projects are moving forward, part of the more than 11,400 bridges across the country receiving funding to improve safety, shorten commutes, and ensure more efficient supply chains MONROE, MICHIGAN Today, during a news conference at the River  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. Homeowners and renters affected by Hurricane Helene in South Carolina have until 11:59 p.m., Jan. 7, 2025, to apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA urges survivors in designated areas to apply as soon as possible. FEMA assistance may include funds for temporary housing while you are unable to live in your home, such as rental assistance or  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Leads by Example, Leveraging the Federal Government to Catalyze Clean Energy Jobs and Cut Costs and Pollution Three years in, President Biden's executive order has catalyzed global markets and put the U.S. Government on track to meet his ambitious sustainability goals and save taxpayers money When President Biden entered office, he pledged to restore America's  more PR