JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Medical Service announces 2024 award winners FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. Joint Base San Antonio had a number of winners in their respective fields The nominations s  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury issues indictments alleging public corruption by Williamsburg Co. Sheriff Stephen Gardner and former Williamsburg Co. Supervisor Tiffany Cooks (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today the return of a nine-count indictment by the South Carolina State Grand Jury regarding allegations of pu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in February and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 13 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * EFP, LLC. expanding Lee County operations $31.5 million investment will create 57 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. - EFP, LLC. (Engineered Foam Packaging), an industry leader in high-volume molding, fabrication and cold chain solutions, today announced it is expanding its operations in Lee County. The company's $31.5 million investment will create 57 new jobs. Founded in 1954, EFP, LLC. spec  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSFR) -- The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has scheduled a series of free workshops aimed at ensuring compliance with federal regulations for Atlantic shark dealers and vessel operators. These workshops, set to take place in April, May, and June of 2025, will provide mandatory training on shark identification, as well as the safe handling and release of protected species. The Atlantic Shark Iden  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 13 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, March 10, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of March 10, 2025 include the following: Monday, March 10 at 3:30 PM: Lt. Gov. Evette visited Sargent Metals, 5500 Airport Road, Anderson, S.C. Tuesday,   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Joins Hagerty, Colleagues in Reintroducing Updated Legislation on Stablecoins Senate Banking Committee to vote on GENIUS Act on Thursday Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Angela Alsobroo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Leads Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis, Emphasizes Deregulation, Local Solutions Washington, D.C. - At today's U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on solutions to address housing affordability, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of deregulation and empowering states and  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Nomination of Andrew Hughes to Serve as HUD Deputy Secretary Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Andrew Hughes to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: "Under   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott Leads Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis, Emphasizes Deregulation, Local Solutions WASHINGTON -- At today's U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on solutions to address housing affordability, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of deregulation and empowering states and local governments to adopt policies that work best for their communit  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Reintroduces End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act. This legislation prohibits the use of federal funding for gender transition procedures and bars federal healthcare facilities, physicians, and providers from providing such procedures. I  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson continues fight for religious liberty and school choice at U.S. Supreme Court (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is reaffirming his commitment to defending religious liberty and school choice. Today, he filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in two pivotal cases that will determine the   more