WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-15) on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Understanding Disasters Through Federal Data:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Recovery FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Applicants To this point, we have focused on the larger scope of Helene's path and all the areas that were a presidentially declared disaster area. Now, the analysis will begin to focus on the nearly 21 million people that lived i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore Announces Over $4 Million Recovered for West Virginians * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore is proud to announce that he and his team have officially recovered over $4 million for West Virginians since he took office on January 3, 2025. This update comes less than one month after Congressman Moore announced he and his team had returned more than $3 million to W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Idaho, West Virginia Title IX SCOTUS Case * Congressman Russ Fulcher said, "When Congress passed Title IX over fifty years ago, the People's representatives made a commitment to future generations of women and girls that they would have fairness in athletics and equal treatment in education. This common-sense provision is based on a stable understanding of an ind more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Files Amicus Brief Supporting the Petitioners in West Virginia v. B.P.J. * WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives has filed an amicus brief supporting the petitioners in the United States Supreme Court case West Virginia v. B.P.J. Summary of the case: In 2021, West Virginia passed a law requiring school sports teams to be expressly designated for boys, girls, or co-e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Demand Withdrawal of Endangerment Finding Rollback That Will Accelerate the Climate Crisis * "This proposed action represents an abdication of EPA's duty, a violation of Supreme Court precedent and Congressional directive, and a blatant failure to protect the American people," wrote all 47 Democratic Senators WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release: * * * SBA Awards $1.1 Million to Support Made in America Manufacturing * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it has awarded $1.1 million in grants to three applicant organizations who will provide training and technical assistance to support small manufacturers in the SBA's Empower to Grow (E2G) Program. These qualified awardees will deliver regional support to  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Server, Switch and Endpoints for Secure Communications ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12425373 B2, initially filed Nov. 22, 2024) developed by Michael Karas, Fairfax Station, Virginia, for "Server, switch and endpoints for more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Intelligent Prompting of Protocols ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- MEDICOMP SYSTEMS, INC., Chantilly, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12424330 B2, initially filed Jan. 25, 2024) developed by Peter S. Goltra, Middleburg, Virginia, and Daniel A. Gainer, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, for "Intelligent prompting of protocols."  more ST

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 24 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces Nearly $3 Million in 'West Virginia Cash Now' Checks Mailed to Recipients State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced checks totaling nearly $3 million have been sent to more than 2,300 recipients as part of the fourth year of the "West Virginia Cash Now" unclaimed property program, which automatically reunites certain individuals w more PR