HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the Connecticut Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and publi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Grocers Association issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2023: The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has hired Julia Landcastle as its coordinator of political and government relations. Additionally, NGA has promoted Max Wengroff to manager of government relations and membership. Landcastle recently moved to the Washington, D.C., area after graduating this past May from the Universi  more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Coral Smith, Digital Content Producer Matt Judon has reached an agreement with the Patriots to adjust his current contract and up his fully guaranteed money from $2 million to $14 million for the 2023 season, effectively ending the outside linebacker's hold-in, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per a source. The base value of Judon's new contract is $15 million, with another $3 million in incen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Expanding Service Coordinators Act Endorsed by: American Association of Service Coordinators, LeadingAge, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, King County Housing Authority, Seattle Housing Authority, Tacoma Housing Authority, Public Housing Authority Directors Association, B'nai B'rith, Compass Housing Alliance, CSI Support & Development, Life Steps, Local Initiatives Support Coalition, New   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Chad Teply, senior vice president for the Transmission and Gulf of Mexico Area for The Williams Companies, involving a hearing on July 26, 2023, entitled "To Examine Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Process for Permitting Electric Transmission Lines, Pipelines, and Energy Production on Federal Lands": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Thom Tillis recently joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and 37 of their Senate colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw the unlawful "Clean Power Plan 2.0." The plan effectively shuts down affordable and reliable energy, intensifying the energy  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 5 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), a partnership between the University of Utah and Weber State University and one of the nation's leading centers focused on the health and safety of workers and their environment, was recently awarded an $8.6 million grant that will allow it to further a mission that touches tens of thousands of people each year in Utah and  more