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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District announces the first contract award for the East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, New York Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. This is the first of several contracts that will provide nearly $600 million in federal investment for the construction of storm risk reduction infrastructure on…

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release:. Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis held a call with the Executive Boards of the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and the Florida Professional Firefighters to receive updates on COVID-19 response efforts from first responders statewide.

In the last 10 years, flooding cost the U.S. $40.3 billion in damages. The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirms many flood insurance policies provide compensation up to $1,000 for reasonable expenses incurred to protect insured property prior to a flood and up to $1,000 to move insured property to a safe location in advance of an imminent flood.

Apr. 30– JAY– A U.S. senator and two state senators credited dedicated and “courageous” employees at the Androscoggin Mill for preventing more damage from an explosion that detroyed a large wood pulp digester April 15. Russell Black, R- Wilton, and Jeffrey Timberland, R- Turner, were there Wednesday to thank workers, see the damage and get a briefing on the investigation…

—Asian shares advanced on Thursday, riding a wave of optimism about a possible treatment for the coronavirus that set off a rally on Wall Street powerful enough to override data showing the U.S. economy had logged its worst quarterly performance since 2009.. On Wall Street, the upswell of hope about curbing the virus outbreak was so strong that investors…

The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on April 29:. The New York State Department of Financial Services issued a final regulation cementing into New York State Insurance Law current circular letters regarding coverage for gender dysphoria, coverage for non-gender specific services, and coverage for the…

The blueprint builds on the Task Force's previously announced Older Americans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive framework to keep Older Americans and their families healthy, safe and financially secure. “The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed the well-being and wallets of millions of Americans, taking a particular toll on our nation's most vulnerable populations,…

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 29:. The Department of Workforce Development announced that its Unemployment Insurance Division has received 479,596 applications and has distributed more than $290 million in state unemployment benefits since March 15, 2020. According to a recent Pew…

Englewood Health has appointed Richard Lerner of Alpine, New Jersey, its chairman of both its system and hospital boards. “Rich is singularly equipped to lead us during this unprecedented and challenging time, and I am thrilled to welcome him as our new chairman,” said Warren Geller, president and CEO of Englewood Health, the system comprising Englewood Hospital,…

Elizabeth Warren, D- Massachusetts, issued the following news release:. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, James P. McGovern, Stephen F. Lynch, William Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy, Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, Ayanna Pressley, Lori Trahan, announced that Massachusetts health care providers will…

Elizabeth Warren, D- Massachusetts, issued the following news release:. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Senate Aging Committees, along with Senators Bob Casey, a member of the HELP Committee and Ranking Member of the Aging Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sherrod Brown, Maggie Hassan, and Tammy…

Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee joined a press call hosted by Alliance for Justice to speak out against Senator McConnell's plan to focus on confirming judges who are on record opposing the Affordable Care Act, amid a global pandemic, and vowed Democrats would fight against Republicans'…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated nearly $23 million to the State of Kansas to help reimburse eligible expenses the state has incurred as a result of its response to COVID-19. The grant funds, awarded by FEMA's Public…

As Congress considers further coronavirus relief, more than 100 prominent economists signed two letters to call on Speaker of the House Pelosi to adopt two bold policy solutions to stop mass layoffs, keep people employed and on employer-sponsored health care, and keep businesses, especially small businesses, intact: a paycheck guarantee and expanded…

Kelly Loeffler, R- Georgia, issued the following news release:. Following the deadly storms and tornadoes in Northwest Georgia earlier this month, Senator Kelly Loeffler, Senator David Perdue and Rep. Tom Graves sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 29:. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration is awarding a $13 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce to establish a disaster resilient research and business…

Office Address: Homeland Security, Department of; FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; PREPAREDNESS SECTION; WASHINGTON, DC 20472. Subject: Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program services in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency/ Federal…