WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following information collection: Title: FY24 and FY25 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). Background: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-42, Section 126, March 9, 2024, and the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, Public Law 119-4, each provide up to $250 million (up to $500 million total) to be awarded by the FHWA for a Compet more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Killed Two Highschool Sweethearts in Drunk Driving Car Wreck in Sanctuary Jurisdiction of Wisconsin * ICE nabbed this criminal illegal despite this sanctuary jurisdiction giving ICE less than an hour notice to make the arrest WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended The twin cube satellites will operate through at least September 2026, expanding focus from the poles to the whole planet to improve modelling and weather forecasts. * NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission has been extended through September 2026 and is broadening its focus from Earth's poles to the entire gl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a final Supplemental environmental impact statement greenlighting the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, for continued operation. This decision allows the plant's two units to operate for an additional 20 years, extending their operating licenses. The plant's continued operation was analyzed by the commission. The published statement, NUREG-1437, Supplement 23, Second Renewal, concludes that the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Fitchburg, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concerns regarding the agency's recent interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). This interpretation categorizes Head Start programs as a "federal public benefit," a change that WECA argues could undermine the mission of Head Start to foster school readines more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association, Madison, has expressed serious concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the agency's recent Federal Register Notice that calls into question the definition of "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The association serves 19 Community Health Centers (CHCs) across Wisconsin, which collectively provide comprehensi more ST