MACON, Georgia, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Bibb County Jail Escapee Sentenced to Life in Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking Defendant Allegedly Possessed 23 Kilos of Meth, 3+ Kilos of Fentanyl, Firearms at Capture MACON, Ga. - A Macon man who broke out of the Bibb County Jail in 2023 as he was awaiting federal sentencing for armed drug trafficking and who was later captured in Augusta, Georgia, allege  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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell - February 2025": * * * Area prices increased 0.7 percent over the two months and 2.1 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.7 percent from December to Februa  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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach - February 2025": * * * Area prices increased 1.4 percent over the two months and 2.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach increased 1.4 percent from De  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

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman Greene and Full DOGE Subcommittee Issue Letter to Attorney General & FBI Director Following Wave of Organized Attacks Against Elon Musk and Tesla Following a wave of organized attacks targeting Elon Musk and Tesla car dealerships, charging stations, and vehicles across the country, DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, along with every Republican DOGE Subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-gerogia, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Collins Opening Statement from Hearing on Water Infrastructure Financing Opening remarks, as prepared, of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA) from today's hearing, entitled, "Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP OPPOSES BILL THAT DEFUNDS SERVICES FOR VETERANS, FAMILIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted against a partisan funding bill, H.R. 1968, that defunds a wide range of services on which America's seniors, veterans, families, and children rely  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a 82-page civil rights report in March 2025, entitled "Unconstitutional Crackdowns." The report was compiled by Research and Advocacy Director Corey Saylor and Research and Advocacy Coordinator Farah Afify. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary CAIR research staff identify three standout trends in this report's findings: 1. CAIR's civil rights reports have told the story of American Muslims being targeted due to   more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Defense first, Airmen always * Published March 11, 2025 * By Capt. Donnie Hatheway * Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The safety blanket that an invisible force, a security force, provides is what keeps each person on the installation safe, often without them even noticing it. Airmen believe in security forces, and 1st Lt. Anthony Brown be  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * El Senador Ossoff Advierte Sobre Planes de la Administracion Trump que Reducirian Estandares de Detencion de Migrantes Washington, D.C. -- El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, advierte sobre abusos a los derechos humanos si la Administracion Trump lleva a cabo sus planes para reducir los estandares de detencion de migrantes. El mes pasado, el zar fronterizo de Trump, Tom Homan, dijo This i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Carr Secures Nearly $80 Million for Georgia Taxpayers and Consumers in 2024 ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his Consumer Protection Division secured over $38 million for Georgia taxpayers in 2024, along with more than $39.3 million in savings and restitution for Georgia consumers. The funds were secured through several enforcement actions,  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Klobuchar Press USDA on Trump's Plans to Fire Forest Service Workers Responsible for Wildfire Prevention & Watershed Restoration WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, pressed the U  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 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Heinrich Raise Concerns About Potential Termination of Forest Service Employees WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, are pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Collins' Statement on Passage of the Continuing Resolution Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement on the passage of the House Republicans' Continuing Resolution. "Today, Congress took decisive action to keep our government running and advance the priorities of the American people by passing the Continuing Resolution (CR). This fundi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Georgia Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Late Spring Water Main Breaks Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Georgia of the April 10, 2025, deadline t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Engages with Georgia Agriculture Community and State Leadership Atlanta, GA, March 12, 2025 - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to deliver remarks to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Secretary Rollins and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper then met with elected officials at the Georgia Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Urges Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funding for Public Safety in Metro Atlanta Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is warning President Trump's Federal funding freeze could negatively impact public safety in metro Atlanta. Today, Sen. Ossoff urged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to unfreeze Federal funding for the Urban Area Security Initiati  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins: Our Adversaries are Watching Closely our Response in Ukraine Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her full remarks. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and a bipartisan group of Senators delivered remarks on the Senate floor to call for continued support for Ukraine in its fight to repel the unjustified invasion of Vladimir Putin and Russia. Below  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 13 -- A report titled "US Solar Market Insight: 2024 Year in Review," released in March 2025, by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), highlights the unprecedented growth of the U.S. solar industry in 2024. Authored by a team led by Sylvia Leyva Martinez and Zoe Gaston of Wood Mackenzie's U.S. Research Team, provides a comprehensive analysis of solar trends. The report, spanning all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, draws on granular dat  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Spotlight Hearing on Trump's Funding Freeze: "It's Gangster Government" Washington, D.C.-- Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led EPW Democrats in holding a spotlight hearing, titled "Free  more