WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11063) on school swatting on Oct. 27, 2023, by legislative attorney Peter G. Berris: * * * School Swatting: Overview of Federal Criminal Law In September 2023, school districts in several states - including Pennsylvania, New York, Utah, California, and North Carolina - were reportedly subject to threatening hoax communications characterized as swatting - that is, communicating a fa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) voted to pass H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2024. This legislation continues Hudson's and House Republicans' fiscally-minded approach to ensure electric grid resiliency and integrate new technologies into the electric grid. "Following the power substation a  more