WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior's December 2024 Record of Decision. "We are proud to announce BOEM's final approval of the SouthCoast Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Jan. 6, 2025, entitled "An Analysis of the Navy's 2025 Shipbuilding Plan:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Shipbuilding Costs According to the Navy's estimates, even if the service received annual funding for shipbuilding from 2025 to 2054 that equaled the amount of such funding that it received in each of the past five years - a half-decade during which that funding was at its highest level sin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events FHWA 05-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Secretary of Interior Nominee Agree to Address Maintenance Backlog at National Parks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a cabinet confirmation hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Parks, questioned President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of Interior nominee North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Lead Bipartisan Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Uphold the Universal Service Fund 21 Senators and 8 Representatives Call on Supreme Court to Uphold the Universal Service Fund, Ensure Rural and Underserved Areas Have Access to Broadband Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and T  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) has adopted two significant rule changes, effective this month, to improve compliance and preserve Maine's natural beauty. These rules apply to Maine's unorganized territories (UT) and certain towns and plantations. 1. Accessory Structure Notification Requirement Effective Janu  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Last week, I delivered my biennial budget proposal to lawmakers for their consideration as we begin to chart the next two years of investments by state government in the people of Maine. My budget proposal maintains our commitments to Maine people to provide affordable health care, to protect school funding and property tax relief, and making sure that we have good schools and good  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Jan. 17 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has opened an investigation into the reasonableness of water rates charged by the Loring Development Authority. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by 10 residents who alleged they did not have a meaningful opportunity to comment on recent rate increases. While the Commission granted the request for an investigation, it denied the request to temporarily suspend the new rates. The Commission emphasized the need  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Jan. 17 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has issued an order suspending Central Maine Power Company's (CMP) proposed updates to its Pricing Flexibility Guidelines and Optional Targeted Service Riders. CMP had requested approval for these changes, including the introduction of a new "Dirigo Business Incentives Rider," to be effective immediately. However, citing insufficient time for a thorough review, the MPUC has suspended the certification of these revisions   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Re-designate Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and 14 of her Senate colleagues introduced the Dismantle Iran's Proxy Act. This legislation would re-designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). This FTO designation would result in severe consequences, like asset fre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Warren lead over 130 colleagues urging Trump nominees to expand IRS Direct Free File Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) led over 130 members of Congress this week in writing to Treasury Secretary-Designate Scott B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Bennet, Hickenlooper, King, Lujan, Merkley, Shaheen, Warner & Welch Unveil Amendment to Improve Laken Riley Act Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Angus I. King (I-Maine), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) unve  more