WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on tornadoes - background and forecasting (No. IN11826) on Nov. 29, 2022, by natural resources policy analyst Eva Lipiec. Here are excerpts: * * * Background Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect communities across the United States every year, causing fatalities, destroying property and crops, and disrupting businesses. Tornadoes are narrow, violently rotating columns of air that   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced new broadband coverage maps showing the availability of high-speed internet using location-specific information. The new maps replace outdated and overly general maps that only indicated broadband coverage by census track, leaving many Kansans without sufficient broadband service. The  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rejecting an effort by farm groups to exempt truckers hauling livestock from federal mandates. "This week, the Biden Administration denied a waiver to allow haulers of livestock and agricultural commodities extra tim  more