WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Yakym Votes to Prosecute Pandemic Fraudsters WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) released a statement after voting in favor of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (H.R. 1156): "Pandemic unemployment fraud cost taxpayers at least $135 billion," Rep. Yakym said. "While the Democrats favor letting these fraudsters off the hook by allowing the statute of limit  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 13, 2025 ARMY Advanced Technology Systems Co.,* Mclean, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0001, W56KGY-25-F-0001); Elevated Technologies LLC,* Mesa, Arizona (W56KGY-25-D-0002, W56KGY-25-F-0002); Leidos, Reston, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0003, W56KGY-25-F-0003); Mission Solutions Group Inc.,* North Charleston, South Carolina (W56KGY-25-D-0004, W56KGY-25-F-0004); QinetiQ, Lorton, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from 18 state attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lee Zeldin, Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Mail Code: 1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov * To: Rick Keigwin, Acting Assistant Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Poll  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: * * * Four Libraries in the Midwest Partner with GPO to Preserve Government Information WASHINGTON --Jerome Hall Library, Indiana State Library, and State Library of Ohio have expanded upon their Preservation Steward collections with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), and Allen County Public Library signed a Memorandum of Agreement with GPO to become a Preservation Steward. To help libra  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Jean Bruggeman, executive director of Freedom Network USA, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation": * * * About FNUSA Freedom Network USA is the nation's largest coalition of survivors, advocates, and service providers working to end human trafficking in the US and is a leader in human  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Growth in Metro Areas Outpaced Nation Some Metro Areas That Experienced Population Declines During COVID Are Bouncing Back Population growth in U.S. metro areas as a whole was faster between 2023 and 2024 than in the previous year and outpaced that of the nation. Additionally, some metro areas that experienced population declines during the COVID-19 pandemic are now observing population gains, according t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI from Examiner: Markwayne Mullin finds his 'coalition of power' in Trump's Washington Washington, D.C. - ICYMI, Washington Examiner published the following profile story highlighting U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as a "workhorse" with a "position of influence" in Washington's political arena. In an interview, Mullin noted, "The only person who has power in politics is the president   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 13 -- The Indiana Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * IEDC Announces Mark Cuban to Headline June Global Entrepreneurship Congress INDIANAPOLIS (March 12, 2025) - The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) today announced billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor Mark Cuban as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC 2025),   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 14 -- Indiana State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * State Comptroller Votes for Non-ESG Policy for Public Retirement Savings Plan STATEHOUSE -- State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla recently voted to further ensure investment options for the State's deferred compensation retirement plan, Hoosier START, are chosen and monitored for the prioritization of objective financial factors over non-financial environmental,   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Azheem Ellis, 49, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before United Stat  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking and Unlawful Possession of Firearm JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. James Dotson, 46, pleaded guilty to Counts One,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 50 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Remaining Defendants Plead Guilty in Twin Cities Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy ST. PAUL, Minn. - The remaining defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl throughout the Twin Cities region have pleaded guilty, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, between August 2022 through December  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) on H.R. 1968 WASHINGTON, DC: "Today, I voted to protect Americans from devastating cuts. "Republicans' funding bill betrays American veterans, seniors, and families. It cuts healthcare -- including veterans' healthcare -- and affordable housing, and fails to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. These programs are lifelines t  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Rep. Baird Announces Beginning of 2025 Congressional Art Competition Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) announced the beginning of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to all qualifying students grades 7-12 in Indiana's 4th Congressional District who are looking to display their artistic passions. "I am proud to announce my office is currently accepting  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Aderholt Introduce Bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act to Help Local News Overcome Persistent Issues with USPS (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) re-introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Deliver for Democracy Act, a bill that would incentivize reliable services from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and limit exc  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Tim Tymkovich, judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Justice Delayed: The Crisis of Undermanned Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Committee: Good morning, I am Tim Tymkovich, Judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, appearing by de  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Violent Felon Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth and MDMA while on Supervised Release EVANSVILLE-- Mikeal Luckett, 51, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 211 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch and Rounds Lead the Bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act to Help Local News Overcome Persistent Issues with USPS WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) this week led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in reintroducing the  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Cheer EPA Administrator Zeldin's Announcement to Revise Waters of the United States Rule WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin announced yesterday that EPA will work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to deliver on President's Trump's promise to review the definition of "waters of the United States." The a  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump is Remaking America into a Manufacturing Superpower President Donald J. Trump is on a mission to make America the manufacturing superpower of the world once again -- and in just seven weeks, he has made incredible progress. Companies from around the world are responding with new investments as President Trump levels the playing field for American workers and businesses. Here is a non-comprehensive list   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Lead Letter Supporting Offensive Cyber Capabilities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 11 of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald J. Trump to express the strong support among Senate Republicans for the President's peace through strength agenda and to highlight the need for increased U.S. offensive cyber capabilities to reestablish  more