WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48209) on Oct. 4, 2024, entitled "A Binding Debt Limit - Background and Possible Consequences:" (Continued from Part 3 of 4) * * * Potential Economic and Financial Effects A binding debt limit would not only hinder federal finances and operations, but could also trigger severe economic and financial consequences. A 1979 GAO report noted that a federal default caused by a binding debt limit co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a bicameral group of colleagues in filing a second amicus brief requesting an Appeals Court uphold a District Court decision vacating a rule that would require local entities to regulate greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from cars and trucks. In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries scientists have traveled to South Florida multiple times a year for 15 years to study smalltooth sawfish. During these expeditions, the team spends several days capturing, tagging, and releasing sawfish to study their relative abundance, habitat use, and life history. This endangered species, once found from Texas to North Carolina, is now almost solely found in Florida waters.   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a friend-of-the-court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other states, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. A middle school student in Massachusetts wore a t-shirt to school that had the message, "There are only two genders." School officials told the student he couldn't wear the sh  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * $4.3 million investment will create 21 new jobs * * * Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company (Portland Bolt), a fastener and bolt manufacturer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Edgefield County. The company's $4.3 million investment will create 21 new jobs. Founded in Oregon in 1912, Portland Bolt manufactures nonstandard anchor bolts and construc  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * $4.3 million investment will create 21 new jobs * * * Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company (Portland Bolt), a fastener and bolt manufacturer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Edgefield County. The company's $4.3 million investment will create 21 new jobs. Founded in Oregon in 1912, Portland Bolt manufactures nonstandard anchor bolts and constructio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A South Carolina man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Christopher G  more