WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Tennessee Small Dairy Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Act to strengthen the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) to help more American dairy farmers and processors add value to their businesses, including creating new product  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Buchanan Introduces Two-Bill Package to Protect Children From Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, announced that he introduced two bills to help protect America's children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Buchanan and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act to help combat h  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky - Second Quarter 2024": * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky -- Second Quarter 2024 From March 2024 to June 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Kentucky were 99,857, while gross job gains from opening and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Taps Luna to Lead Task Force on Declassification and Transparency WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the establishment of a task force titled the "Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets." The task force's mission is to examine the declassifi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 5, 2025, from the Midwest Ozone Group, Columbus, Ohio: * * * To: Ms. Paige Wantlin Air Quality Policy Division Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C539-01) Environmental Protection Agency 109 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Re: Regional Haze Third Implementation Period; Extension of the State Implementation Plan Due Date; Docke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Opens Hearing on Reforming the Deficient Welfare State WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee's first hearing of the 119th Congress titled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part 1." Subcommittee Chairman Grothman beg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Morgan Bazilian, a professor and director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, from a Feb. 6, 2025, hearing entitled " Oversight Hearing on "Now Ore Never: The Importance of Domestic Mining for U.S. National Security": * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor to appear befor  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 12 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a third request for information to Duke Energy Kentucky as part of its review of the utility's proposed electric rate adjustment. The PSC's request, dated February 11, 2025, requires Duke Energy to provide detailed responses to 14 specific questions by February 26, 2025. This is a significant step in the ongoing rate case (Case No. 2024-00354) that could significantly impact Kentucky ratepayers. The PSC's in  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * President's Speech: "Show Me the Low Inflation" President Hammack spoke in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 11, 2025. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington DC comprise the Federal Reserve System. Part of the US central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Crawford, Newhouse, Rouzer, Thompson, Sens. Moran, Hoeven Aim to Move Food for Peace to USDA WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), David Rouzer (NC-07), and House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and John Hoeven (R-ND), introduced legislation to move the admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Senator McConnell Continues Efforts to Address Impact of the Substance Abuse Epidemic on Kentucky's Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act of 2025, which helps address the impact of substance abuse on America's workforce. This bill reauthorizes a  more