WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Early L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a hearing titled Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats. "With hundreds of thousands of people dying of opioid-related causes ove  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jose Manuel Guerra-Caballero, 37, of Venezuela, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to the complaint, Guerra-Caballer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Victim Falsely Prosecuted, Jailed, and Forcibly Medicated with Psychotropic Drugs * * * An Iowa hospital administrator who lived under a false identity for more than 30 years and caused the false imprisonment, involuntary hospitalization, and forced medication of his victim was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison. Matthew David K  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has denied a motion from Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Big Sandy RECC) requesting confidential treatment for right-of-way bids not selected by the cooperative. The order, issued January 31, 2025, rejects Big Sandy RECC's argument that the information is commercially valuable and proprietary, and that its disclosure would create an unfair competitive advantage. Big Sandy RECC filed the motion on Novem  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has requested detailed information from Atmos Energy Corporation regarding its proposed issuance of up to 2 million shares of common stock through its Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). The request, filed January 31, 2025, as part of Case No. 2024-00392, requires Atmos to provide a comprehensive overview of its LTIP and the potential financial impacts of the stock issuance. The PSC's request covers a range of topics, incl  more

LONDON, Kentucky, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: A Hazard, Ky., man, Clifton Plowman, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, to 181 months, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, following a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Plowman, law enforcement recovered multiple bags from the vehicle,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm Burgum as Interior Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Doug Burgum as U.S. Secretary of the Interior: "Doug Burgum will be a great asset at the Department of the Interior. From serving as Governor of North Dakota, he understands the real-world conse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has reintroduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. H.R. 899 is one sentence long, stating, "The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026." "Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children's intellectual and moral development," said Rep. Massie. "States and local communities ar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nick LaLota Leads Bipartisan Call for Urgent SALT Relief at Smithtown Press Conference, Cites Sky-High Taxes and Outmigration Crisis Smithtown, NY - Today, Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) led a press conference at the Suffolk County Legislature, addressing the dire need for State and Local Tax (SALT) relief and calling for immediate federal action to ease the crushing tax burden on Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are probing the outgoing Biden Administration's overuse of collective bargaining agreements to entrench telework and cement policies that hinder the Trump Administration's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more