WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate $170 Million from Inflation Reduction Act to Fight Western Drought Investments Include $40 Million to Help Secure Shoshone Water Rights Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated $152 million from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) for 17 Colorado projects to combat the Colorado River crisis, increase drought r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Barrasso, Bennet, Lummis, Curtis, Hageman Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Colorado River Conservation Program Program supports Colorado River water users as they explore innovative strategies to conserve water Bipartisan bill extends Conservation Pilot Program through 2026 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Barrasso, Michael Bennet, Cynthia Lummis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-774) on the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act (H.R. 7671), which aims to amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from 15 attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on Proposed Standard for Heat Injury and Illn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Brewers Association Vice President of Government Affairs Marc E. Sorini: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 * * * I write on behalf of the Brewers Association to provide comments on OSHA's propose  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39) * * * I. Introduction Centro de los Derechos del Migrant  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Economic Policy Institute: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218 AD39) * * * Dear Mr. Parker, The Econom  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 10, 2025, from Western Growers: * * * To: Mr. Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Public Comment - Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings - Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009/RIN 1218-AD39 * * * Western Growers respe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 30--the so-called "Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act" that would harm survivors of domestic violence and does nothing to keep survivors safe. Below are Ranking Member Raskin's remarks on the House floor today,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-CV-00539; S.D.N.Y. filed Jan. 17, 2025) involving Nova Labs Inc.: * * * On January 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Nova Labs, Inc. ("Nova Labs") with allegedly conducting unregistered offerings of crypto assets as securities and defrauding investors. According to the SEC's complaint, from April 2019 to the present, Nova Labs made unregistered offers and sale  more