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cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Three area projects will receive development grants after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed HB 4469, which appropriates $37.8 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to support 76 recreation projects and land purchases throughout Michigan. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended the grants in December. “The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund supports quality outdoor recreation, giving Michiganders the abilit...

Provided by GlobeNewswire May 11, 2021 12:45 PM UTC Company reviews claims and processes payments for Med-QUEST Division of the Hawaii Department of Human Services Contract comes as Medicaid enrollment in Hawaii rose by approximately 25 percent, or more than 83,000 beneficiaries, since March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a business process services and solutions company, today annou...

18 Bicol colleges, Albay solon receive CHEDs Gawad Parangal award Philippine Information Agency 10 May 2021, 16:38 GMT+10 LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) -- More students in the Bicol region will have access to quality college education as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) bestowed the Gawad Parangal award to 18 local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Bicol region. CHED Chairperson Dr. J. Prospero De Vera III led the awarding ceremony held in the province of Albay May 6, Thursday. De Vera said...

Published May 10, 2021, 4:37 PM The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, May 10, confirmed that more than 27,000 students enrolled in 18 local colleges in the Bicol Region now benefit from programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 or Republic Act 10931 particularly the Free Higher Education (FHE) and Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES). CHED and UniFAST Board Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III (Photo from CHED) This after CHED and Unified Student Fi...

Following the America decision to bring their troops home from Afghanistan after some 20 years in that troublesome country, Australia will also soon do the same. After losing 41 Australian lives, 261 wounded in action, facing war crimes allegations and billions of dollars of expense, thousands of our country’s bravest men and women will soon be coming home. Sadly, many of the more than 39,000 soldiers who served in Afghanistan will have varying degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder. This ...

How the pandemic exposed the water issues for southwestern tribes Lack of potable water drove high Covid-19 rates in Native American communities, which helped get better representation in upcoming negotiations about Colorado River water. Nancy Bitsue, an elderly member of the Navajo Nation, receives her monthly water delivery in the town of Thoreau on June 6, 2019 in Thoreau, New Mexico. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Judy Fahys | Inside Climate News   | April 30, 2021, 8:14 p.m. | Up...

The Pandemic Exposed the Severe Water Insecurity Faced by Southwestern Tribes Lack of potable water drove high Covid-19 rates in Native American communities. That realization may help them gain better representation in upcoming negotiations about Colorado River water. April 29, 2021 Nancy Bitsue, an elderly member of the Navajo Nation, receives her monthly water delivery in the town of Thoreau on June 6, 2019 in Thoreau, New Mexico. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Related Share this article ...

The SDG 16 Data Initiative organized an online event on 27 April  to monitor current trends on the progress of SDG 16 and assess the effects of the pandemic on the global achievement of Peace, Justice and Accountable Institutions. Held on the margins of the SDG 16 Conference 2021; this side event aimed at providing insights and analysis about the current global situation of data availability and analysis on SDG 16 targets by combining official and non-official indicators and information about ...

(MANILA BULLETIN) This after CHED certified the compliance of Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT) with the requirements for its conversion into MinSU by virtue of Republic Act No. 10596. CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III said that MinSCAT has “successfully passed through a series of rigorous evaluations and assessments” conducted by the Commission. De Vera added that MinSCAT “has fully complied with the criteria for conversion in the areas of facul...

Date Time UNESCO launches 2021 survey on public access to information Using Sustainable development indicator 16.10.2, the new survey will track progress on how states are adopting and implementing legally binding guarantees for public access to information. The 2021 survey on Access to Information will be launched during the World Bank online consultation for the next “World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives”. Previous surveys by UNESCO have raised awareness that states as the...