WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Congressional candidates collected $3.8 billion and disbursed $ 3.7 billion, political parties received $ 2.1 billion and spent $2.2 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $9.3 billion and spent $9 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Presidential candida  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 4 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a 21-state coalition opposing proposed standards for conventional cooking products created by Joe Biden 's Department of Energy (DOE). The proposed rule would regulate the types of stoves and ovens Americans use to cook. Among other things, it would make over half of the gas stoves currently on the market  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Governor Pillen announced Rob Jeffreys as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Jeffreys will start April 17, 2023. "Rob is a visionary and nationally recognized leader in corrections with a long track record of success," said Governor Pillen. "I respect his many years in public service and his expertise in this field. Director Jeffreys  more