WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Joe Danielewicz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs For AFLCMC Command Chief Timothy Wieser, readiness is not a single action item. Rather, the Center's top enlisted advisor thinks of readiness as both a mindset and a culture. Readiness is a priority that leaders and Airmen jointly must maintain and grow. Chief Wieser broke down readiness into two buckets: pe more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent in November, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Many of the bridges that Americans drive over each day need repairs. The Department of Transportation awarded $2.4 billion for 37 bridge repair or replacement projects through a new grant program. DOT held webinars and set up a dedicated email address to answer grant applicant questions. But during the program's first year, its processes didn't fully align wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced legislation to help more students pursue careers in health care and address the nation's health care workforce shortage. The Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act authorizes a new federal demonstration grant program to help hospitals create or expand work-based learning programs for high school students. Congresswoman Brown's legislation would allow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today paid tribute to four additional Senators who will be leaving the United States Senate at the end of the 118th Congress--U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Mitt Romney (R-UT). On Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Durbin said: "Sherrod Brown spent 50 years in public office... includi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-1243) on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * To: Broadcast Learning Group c/o Miguel Rosales, 371 Putnam Pike, Ste 230, Smithfield, RI 02901 Aaron Read, 97 Central Ave, East Providence, RI 02914 In re: Broadcast Learning Group, New LPFM, Woonsocket, RI Facility ID No. 787799 Application File No. 231820 Informal Objection Dear Applicant and Objector: We have before us the above-refe more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Wayne Andrew Miller, 41, of Lucasville, Ohio, and an inmate with the Bureau of Prisons was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to threatening a judge and his family, assaulting a federal employee, and possession of a weapon while in federal custody. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act clears final hurdle in Congress Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded the passage of his Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-led with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), this legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, and Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, chairman, and ranking member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (IAA), which was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Military Academy West Point, New York Lindsey Hatcher, Van Wert, Lincolnview High School Garrett Cook, Norwalk, St. Paul High School Connor Bender, Avon Lake, Saint Ignatius High School Sarah Connor, Avon, Avon High School William Sikora, Avon, Avon High School John Paul Gray, Findlay, Findlay High School Ashton Draga, Amherst, Marion L. Steele High School Charles Knight, Republic, Columbian Hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention issued the following report (No. 309914) entitled "Catalog of Core Child Welfare Case Management Reports for Courts": Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This catalog provides descriptions and general specifications of more than 40 Case Management Summary Reports, Case Listings and Quality Assurance Reports. Additionally, it represents the work firs more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025. The legislation passed by a vote of 281 to 140, and now moves to the United States Senate for consideration. "As a senior Defense Appropriator, I greatly appreciate the work of the defense authorizing committees and their c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) is inviting residents of Ohio's 13th Congressional District to request tickets to the Presidential Inauguration on January 20th, 2025. "I'm pleased to offer residents of Ohio's 13th Congressional District an opportunity to witness the Presidential Inauguration in person and my team and I look forward to welcoming constituents to the nation's capital more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation responds to local water resources needs in Ohio's 13th District This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted in support of S. 4367, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). This bipartisan legislation authorizes projects to strengthen the flood protection and resiliency of our communities, invest in wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to complete  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House of Representatives. "This year's National Defense Authorization Act authorizes over $60 million to advance critical projects at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a testament to the vital r more PR