WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids announced the opening of a major federal infrastructure program and encouraged state and local communities across the Kansas Third District to apply. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program is now open for 2023 and contains $1.5 billion for communities to carry out projects wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-569) on the Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R. 2512), which aims to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm National Historic Trail and the Western National Historic Trail. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Nov. 16, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 2512 is to ame  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights issued the following statement by Sumit Sharma, senior researcher of technology competition at Consumer Reports, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2022, entitled "Examining the Competitive Impact of the Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Transaction": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of Consumer Reports as you examine the impact of the proposed Kroger-Alb  more