ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Civil Rights Organizations Call on Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Senate Bill 120 ATLANTA -- Today, a group of civil rights organizations sent a letter urging Georgia lawmakers to reject Senate Bill 120 (SB120), a proposed bill before the State Legislature which seeks to ban diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies and programs from Georgia's  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter introduces bill authorizing President Trump to sell wasteful Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Stop Wasteful Allocations of Money for Pelosi (SWAMP) Act, a bill authorizing President Trump to sell the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco, California, citing it as a wasteful use of taxpayer dollar  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10675) on March 4, 2025, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert: * * * Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) What Is Security Force Assistance (SFA)? Security Force Assistance (SFA) is defined as "unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host-nation, or regional security forces in support of a legitimate authority." By definition "security  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Leads Re-Introduction of JUDGES Act To Create More Federal Judgeships Courts Subcommittee Ranking Member Hits Reset Button To Fill Judgeships Based on "Next Unknown President " WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, AI and the Internet, along with Jerry Nadler, Ra  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces English Language Unity Act Today, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) introduced the English Language Unity Act of 2025, legislation that establishes English as the official language of the United States, endorsed by President Trump and co-led by Rep. Josh Brecheen (OK-2). This bill ensures that all official governmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 5, 2025 NAVY Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,585,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030247002) for support services for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Weapons Surety, Policy, and Compliance. Tasks to be performed include systems engineering and system integration, test/fl  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * DOGE POST HEARING REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS: America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World Today, following the Delivering On Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) Subcommittee's hearing, America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World, Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene released the Post-Hearing Review and Recommendations. "I  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Georgia Department of Transportation: * * * Agency Name: Georgia Department of Transportation Comments with Proposed Modification to the Draft Designation of the National Multimodal Freight Network Executive Summary The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Draft National Multimodal Freight Net  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its approval of South Carolina's updated State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions trading programs. Submitted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) on September 26, 2023, the revision integrates amendments made to federal CSAPR regulations governing nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from large elec  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) --The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated the environmental review process for the South System Expansion 4 (SSE4) and Mississippi Crossing (MSX) projects. The SSE4 project, involving Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC and Elba Express Company, LLC, spans counties in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, while the MSX project, led by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, affects areas in Mississippi and Alabama. As part of this review, FERC will pre  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Carr's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Set to Expand to Augusta and Macon ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr today joined Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp, and legislative partners for the signing of the AFY 25 budget, which provides additional funds to expand Carr's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, with new regional prosecutors and investigators in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Signs AFY25 Budget - Delivering Hurricane Relief, Tax Refunds, and Major One-Time Investments ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen Tillery and Hatchett, constitutional officers, and members of the Georgia General Assembly, today signed the Amended Budget  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Lt. Governor Burt Jones Applauds Priority Senate Passage: School Safety ATLANTA | Today, the Georgia Senate passed three legislative measures to address school safety enhancements across the state of Georgia. The three measures are priorities for Lt. Governor Burt Jones for the 2025 Legislative Session. "Each of these bills, along with the $50 million appropriation for scho  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Georgia Chamber Hosts Third Women Who Lead Event ATLANTA - On March 5th, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual Women Who Lead event. More than 200 women attended the event at Town Stage at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville. Nzinga Shaw, President & CEO, Attack the Glass, LLC., delivered the keynote address. A full list of speakers, panelists, and moderators ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and the attorneys general from 22 other states: * * * To: Brandon L. Taylor, Director Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 * Dr. Tameka Owens, Acting Admini  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 13 committee hearings on March 4, 2025: * * * THE STATE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY: PRODUCER PERSPECTIVES Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives". Testimony was heard from public witnesses. * * * MOVING THE GOALPOSTS: HOW NAME IMAGE LIKENESS (NIL) IS RESHAPING COLLEGE ATHLETICS Committee on Energy and Commerce  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Erica M. Pinto, chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village of California, from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on funding to support tribal law enforcement and reduce land management costs: * * * Chairman Simpson and distinguished Members of the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, my name is Erica M. Pinto, and I have   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Los Senadores Ossoff Y Hirono Lideran Grupo Exigiendo A La Administracion Trump Que Garantice La Representacion Legal A Ninos Vulnerables En El Sistema De Inmigracion Washington, D.C. -- El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, exige que la Administracion Trump garantice representacion legal para ninos en el sistema de inmigracion. Hoy, los Senadores Ossoff y Mazie Hirono (D-HI) lideraron a un   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House has released the following text of President Trump's remarks delivered during his joint address to Congress on March 4, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you very much. It's a great honor. Thank you very much. Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, the first lady of the United States -- (applause) -- members of the United States Congress, thank you very much. And to my fellow citizens, America is back. (Appla  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Raises Concerns Over Reports that Defense Department Confiscated Servicemembers' Food Allowances Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is raising concerns that military servicemembers' allowances for food are being improperly confiscated by the Department of Defense (DoD). This week, Sen. Ossoff and other Members of Congress raised concerns with the Trump Administration over the all  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Hirono Lead 32 Senators Demanding Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding the Trump Administration ensures legal representation for children caught up in the immigration system. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led a group of 32 Senators demanding that Health and Hu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland, Bacon, Warnock Push To Fully Restore Servicemember Housing Allowance Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Restoration Act to address the housing crunch that servicemembers and their families face. The legislation would ensure that the Department of Defense (DoD) rest  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Tokuda Leads Colleagues in Opposing Proposed Cuts to HUD Disaster Recovery Office Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) led 47 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reconsider proposed cuts to its Office of Community Planning and Development, which administers the Community Development Block Grant Disas  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Top Space Force, Air Force enlisted leaders discuss readiness, leadership * Published March 5, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Emmeline James * Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- Senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force discussed the evolving role of enlisted personnel in force development, mission readiness and leadership at the Air an  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Top Space Force, Air Force enlisted leaders discuss readiness, leadership * Published March 5, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Emmeline James * Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- Senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force discussed the evolving role of enlisted personnel in force development, mission readiness and leadership at the Air an  more