ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 11, marking an early indicator of spring to help predict navigational conditions. The lake's ice thickness is measured because it's the widest, naturally occurring part of the Mississippi River. Located between the Minnesota cities of Red Wing and Wabasha, the lake's ice   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following testimony by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Nation's Transportation System": * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of the great state of Louisiana. I would also like  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, known as the People of the Dark Water, have a long and storied history. The tribe's members were descendants of several tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan language families, including the Hatteras,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Sorensen Named to House Armed Services Committee, Appointed to Key Subcommittees Strengthens Advocacy for Rock Island Arsenal and Peoria Air National Guard Base WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today announced his appointment to the House Armed Services Committee for the 119 th Congress, along with assignments to two critical subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Readiness and th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Directs Administration to Advance Lumbee Tribe Recognition DIRECTING PLAN FOR RECOGNITION OF LARGEST TRIBE EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to advance full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. * The memorandum establishes that it is  more