WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Airmen, Soldiers evacuate 296 people stranded by floods in Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AFNS) -- Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17.  Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate some of the 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Burlison to Lead Hearing on the State of U.S. Energy Reliability WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced the Subcommittee's first hearing of the 119th Congress, titled "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy Rel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Carter Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a hearing titled An Exa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer & Foxx Investigate Biden Administration's Failure to Enforce Foreign Funding Reporting Requirements at American Universities WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are investigating foreign funding of U.S. higher education institutions af  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Calls on FEMA & Army Corps for Speedy Flood Response PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, called on federal officials for a speedy and thorough response to Eastern Kentucky counties impacted by recent deadly flooding, mudslides and high winds. Congressman Rogers personally spoke to leaders with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Evansville Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to a Combined Decade in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Counterfeit Drugs Using a Pill Press EVANSVILLE-- Ethan Parker, 31 and Joshua Harvey 33, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their parts in a fentanyl trafficking scheme. Parker was sentenced to four years in federal prison, followed by one year of superv  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered Brian Dewayne Boyd to amend his complaint against Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Farmers RECC) within 20 days, citing a lack of clarity and necessary details. Boyd filed the complaint on December 18, 2024, alleging that Farmers RECC misled him for financial gain and that payments taken from him constituted theft. He requested reimbursement for all payments and credits made, continued payment  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Kentucky's Congressional Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Expedited Major Disaster Declaration WASHINGTON, DC \-- Kentucky's Congressional Delegation, led by Dean of the House Hal Rogers, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday in support of Governor Andy Beshear's request for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration, as a result of deadly flooding across Kentucky that began   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Kentucky's Congressional Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Expedited Major Disaster Declaration WASHINGTON, DC \-- Kentucky's Congressional Delegation, led by Dean of the House Hal Rogers, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday in support of Governor Andy Beshear's request for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration, as a result of deadly flooding   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a third request for information to East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) regarding its application for certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct new generation resources, including a new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant. The PSC has set a deadline of March 7, 2025, for EKPC to respond to the detailed list of questions. This latest request follows previous rounds of information gat  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has suspended a proposed rate increase by South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (South Kentucky RECC) and launched an investigation into the matter. South Kentucky RECC filed its application for the rate adjustment on February 3, 2025, proposing the new rates take effect on March 5, 2025. State law (KRS 278.180) requires a 30-day notice to the PSC before any rate change can take effect. While the earlie  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has concluded its hearing on the electronic application of Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation for a general adjustment of rates. The hearing took place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Following the witness testimony, the Commission established a procedural schedule to finalize the case. The PSC has set a series of deadlines for parties involved in the rate case. Any post-he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm Loeffler as Small Business Administrator Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Kelly Loeffler as U.S. Small Business Administrator: "Kelly Loeffler is another excellent addition to the President's team. My former colleague in the Senate knows firsthand the chal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm Lutnick as Commerce Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Howard Lutnick as U.S. Secretary of Commerce: "The American people handed the Trump Administration a crystal-clear mandate to hit the brakes on President Biden's reckless spending and runaway i  more

OSAGE BEACH, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Missouri Pork Association issued the following news release: * * * MPA Chairman's Award Presented to Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri Adam Dohrman, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri, as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman's Award during the 2025 Missouri Pork Expo on February 18. Steve grew up in Indiana on a crop and swine farm. After attending Western Kentucky University with a BS in agr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Luna Provides Update on Task Force Efforts to Declassify Key Federal Documents, Requests Update from Trump Administration on Declassification WASHINGTON--Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), the chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, today provided an update on the panel's ef  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2" at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mr. Bret Erickson, Chairman, U.S. Government Relations Council, International Fresh Produce Association, Edinburg, TX * Mr. Jeremy Hinton, Chairman, Kentucky Horticulture Council, President,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - In Pike County, Kentucky": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 5.1-mile rail line that runs between milepost CML 9.0 and milepost CML 14.1, Louisville Division, Winns Branc  more