Unemployment Extension July 2010 signed into Law by President Obama
President Barack Obama signs the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 in the Oval Office, July 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Digital News Report – President Obama signed the Unemployment Extension Bill H.R-4213 into law on July 22, 2010. The unemployment benefits extension was held up for a long time as [...]
Administration Announces New Affordable Care Act Measures to Protect Consumers and Put Patients Back in Charge of Their Care
Administration Announces New Affordable Care Act Measures to Protect Consumers and Put Patients Back in Charge of Their Care: New Regulations Give Patients Right To Appeal Health Plan Decisions; New Grants Program Strengthens State and Territory Consumer Assistance Programs
July 22, 2010
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WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama Administration is announcing both new regulations to empower consumers to [...]
US Department of Labor announces release of new study on Disability Program Navigator Initiative
Study evaluates support by One-Stop Career Centers of Social Security disability benefits recipients in finding jobs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today released an evaluation study of the Disability Program Navigator Initiative titled “Use of One-Stops by Social Security Disability Beneficiaries in Four States Implementing Disability Program Navigator Initiative.” The study measures whether the [...]
US Labor Department pay equity and workplace flexibility initiatives announced as part of White House Middle Class Task Force forum
WB News Release: [07/20/2010]
Release Number: 10-1013-NAT
Initiatives enhance work/life balance data and wage discrimination enforcement
WASHINGTON — Today, at a White House Middle Class Task Force forum hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced several department initiatives designed to end wage discrimination while improving pay equity and work/life balance. [...]
USDA Awards Grants to Advance and Improve Agricultural Marketing System
Release No. 0372.10
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced over $1.3 million in 22 matching grants to 18 states supporting agricultural market research and demonstration projects. These grants, provided under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), will explore new and innovative approaches to marketing U.S. food and agricultural products and to [...]
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Honoring President Ronald Reagan
07/19/2010
GAAS:445:10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced he has signed SB 944 by Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) and AB 1911 by Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick (R-Carlsbad) honoring President Ronald Reagan for his life’s accomplishments and his contributions to California.
“As California’s governor, Ronald Reagan made great strides in strengthening our Golden State, and [...]
Obama Administration Announces Aug. 1 National Guard Deployment to Support Federal Law Enforcement Along the Southwest Border
Release Date: July 19, 2010
For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DOD) today announced that National Guard deployments to the Southwest border will begin on Aug. 1 as part of the administration’s unprecedented efforts to combat the transnational criminal organizations that smuggle weapons, cash and people across our [...]
EPW Committee Approves Landmark Measures to Protect Great Water Bodies Across the U.S.
Legislation also passed to restore estuaries, and protect against pollution
June 30, 2010
Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), approved several pieces of legislation to protect bodies of water throughout the United States, including the Chesapeake Bay, the San Francisco Bay, the Great Lakes, Puget [...]
EPA Seeking Public Input on Proposed Groundwater Cleanup Action at Camp Edwards Site
Release date: 07/16/2010
(Boston, Mass. – July 16, 2010) A 30-day public comment period begins Monday July 19, 2010 for a Remedy Selection Plan that outlines the proposed alternative for addressing groundwater contamination at the J-1 Range on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). The public comment period runs through August 17.
This comment period provides [...]
Brown Reaches Settlement to Reduce Children’s Lead Exposure in Artificial Turf
For Immediate Release
OAKLAND – Continuing his fight to reduce children’s exposure to lead, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a settlement that requires two of the largest makers and installers of artificial turf to eliminate nearly all lead from their products.
“Because schools, public parks and daycare centers use artificial turf, it’s critical [...]