WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * SECOND CHANCE FELLOWS ABOUT THE VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM The Office of Justice Program's (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Visiting Fellows Program invests in future and current leaders in the criminal justice field to advance priority national policy issues. The purpose of each fellowship more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court today for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023, McClendon ple more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Joe Danielewicz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs The Air Force partners with small businesses across the country, with a Small Business Office attached to each Air Force Life Cycle Management Center installation. As a knowledgeable resource about Air Force acquisition practices, and through engagement with events like Vendor Industry Days, the office is a more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 26 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: A new public notification similar to Indiana's Amber Alert will soon help first responders locate missing and at-risk veterans thanks to efforts supported by local lawmakers. A new law, passed during the 2024 legislative session, will create a Green Alert to notify the public that a veteran or military service member is reported missing and believed to be at risk of being hurt or hurting themsel more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25 -- Ohio House Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn, D-Cincinnati: State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today was elected by the Ohio House of Representatives as minority whip of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus for the remainder of the 135th General Assembly, replacing former State Rep. and current Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda. "It is an absolute honor to serve on this leadership team for our caucus. We have  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: In the wake of the recent $600 million settlement reached by Norfolk Southern in its class-action lawsuit related to its train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, state Sens. Doug Mastriano (R-33), Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47), and Michele Brooks (R-50) today introduced legislation to provide a state tax deduction for Pennsylvanians who receive payments. "Ohio ha more PR

UPTON, New York, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Amanda Liang, a ninth grader from Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School, won first place at the 45th annual Bridge Building Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on April 3. The competition shows students in grades nine through 12 what it's like to be an engineer as they attempt to design a strong bri more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command has implemented a referral bonus program to help bolster accessions for hard-to-fill vacancies across the command. The goal of the program is to incentivize current employees who recruit individuals that are subsequently appointed to eligible positions. "Bolstering accessions for hard-to-fill, mission-critical positions is  more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command has implemented a referral bonus program to help bolster accessions for hard-to-fill vacancies across the command. The goal of the program is to incentivize current employees who recruit individuals that are subsequently appointed to eligible positions. "Bolstering accessions for hard-to-fill, m more PR

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana, April 25 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: United Steel Supply LLC will invest up to $10 million at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville to open a steel processing and painting facility, creating as many as 20 jobs. Based in Austin, Texas, United Steel Supply is one of the largest steel processors and distributors in the country and a joint venture with Indiana-based Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), the fourth largest U.S. producer of carbon steel products more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In a win for rail safety and rail workers, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) will partner with FRA to join a pilot program of the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). As a result of the agreement, BNSF employees represented by the ATDA more PR