WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-254) on the Department of Labor Succession Act (H.R. 4957), which aims to apply the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Labor. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Oct. 25, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 4957, the Department of Labor Succession Act, amends the Act of April 17, 1946/1/  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 21 -- The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: Turkeys are normally the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners, but this year one turkey at Elmwood Stock Farm received a reprieve. Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles pardoned the tom on Wednesday at the Georgetown farm. "This Thanksgiving, this tom turkey won't wind up on someone's dinner table," Commissioner Quarles said. "Our turkey and poultry industry is importan  more

EASTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- Lafayette College issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2023: The Commission on Presidential Debates announced today that Lafayette College has been selected to host the 2024 vice presidential debate on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the first time the College has been chosen as the site for this tradition in American politics. "It is a tremendous honor to host a vice presidential debate. We are delighted to open our campus for this important part of our nation's democra  more