JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Act now! Payment deadline extended for West Region beneficiaries FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - *Note: This article was originally published Jan. 21. It was updated Feb. 24 to reflect the payment deadline extension to March 31.*  Do you currently live in the West Region ? Or do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Ok  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * EXIM Board of Directors Votes to Proceed with $4.7 Billion LNG Equipment and Services Transaction After Four-Year Delay March 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - The newly constituted Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) last week unanimously approved the second amendment of a 2019 direct loan of up to $4.7 billion to support the  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * EXIM Board of Directors Votes to Proceed with $4.7 Billion LNG Equipment and Services Transaction After Four-Year Delay Transaction Expected to Support More than 16,000 American Jobs and Nearly 70 U.S. Suppliers Across Country; Board Also Votes to Increase Make More in America Initiative Efficiency WASHINGTON, DC - The newly constituted Board of Directors of the Export-Import  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Submits Motion to Intervene in Muscogee Creek Nation v. City Tulsa Today, Governor Stitt filed a motion to intervene in Muscogee Creek Nation v. City of Tulsa. The Creek Nation brought a lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for enforcing the municipal laws, namely traffic laws, against tribal members. The lawsuit challenges the City of Tulsa's police powers, which flow directly fr  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt, Over 50 Elected Officials, Scholars and Think Tanks File Briefs in Support of St. Isidore Today, Governor Stitt proudly stood with over fifty elected officials, religious organizations, educational institutions, and research organizations in support of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. Oklahoma Statewide Charter Sch  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford, Indiana, has announced its intention to transfer human remains and associated funerary objects found within the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, consisting of 16 bone fragments, and two associated artifacts--a bear canine tooth and an Anculosa shell bead--were discovered in 1  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Oklahoma City, has completed an inventory of human remains and identified cultural affiliations with two Native American tribes. The remains, which belong to at least two individuals, were removed from archeological site 41TG91 in Tom Green County, Texas. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), federal officials have determined   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Oklahoma City, has announced the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory confirms a cultural affiliation between the remains and the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico. The notice, published by the National Park Service, out  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Oklahoma City, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), confirming their cultural affiliation with the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico. The remains, which represent at least two individuals of Native American ancestry, were discovered at archeological site 41MC296 in M  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Junior NCOs step up to lead the U.S. Air Force JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Michael Arumugam began his military career scared of what the future held.  "It wasn't me at first. I'm not a very loud, outspoken person, but once I joined the military, it gave me more of a purpose and made me realize that I   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Junior NCOs step up to lead the U.S. Air Force * Published March 19, 2025 * By Ava Leone * 502d Air Base Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Michael Arumugam began his military career scared of what the future held. "It wasn't me at first. I'm not a very loud, outspoken person, but once I joined the military, i  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Lucas Applauds USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Economic Assistance to Producers Yukon, OK - Today, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that $10 billion in economic assistance will be administered directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. The House Agriculture Committee worked to ensure this funding was i  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois has completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes, leading to their planned repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, which represent at least three individuals, were found in Racine, Wisconsin, and are linked to the region's ancient effigy mound builders. The remains, consisting of bone fragme  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm Oklahoma SoonerCare is the state's Medicaid program. More than 988,000 Oklahomans rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put Oklahomans' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural affiliation with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. The human remains, consisting of hair clippings from three Native American individuals, were collected at the Pawnee Indian Reservation in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, between 1930 and 1933. The repatriation is being conducted in accordance  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that the remains lack a known lineal descendant or clear cultural affiliation with any federally recognized Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. The inventory was conducted in coordination with the National Park Service and other consulting entities. The remains, consisting o  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. President, as we talk about the government shutdown looming tonight at midnight, I want to remind you and this body again: This is something I have spoken out on for years. Years ago, I sat down with my Democratic colleagues and said: How do we take government shutdowns off the table? How do we end this? There have been proposals for literally decades to be able to end gove  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. President, we are in the tenth week of the first 10 weeks, obviously, of this Senate's session. It has been exceptionally productive during this time period. We have not only moved more nominees into confirmation for President Trump than any Senate has done in more than two decades, we have passed bills like the Laken Riley Act, which will absolutely help us in trying to re  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland Leads Bipartisan Bill for Intergenerational Caregiving Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the bipartisan Care Across Generations Act. The bill establishes a grant program for long-term care facilities to operate or contract with a childcare program and facilitate intergenerational activities. "Caregi  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology, Nashville, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with several Native American Tribes. The review, conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), concerns remains discovered at the Tallassee archaeological site in Blount County, Tennessee. The Tallassee site, designated 4  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, has announced its intention to repatriate a ceramic vessel to The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The vessel, classified as an unassociated funerary object, was originally collected from the Gulf Coast, possibly in Mississippi, by W.L. Phillips in 1926 after a hurricane eroded burial sites along riverbanks. The vessel was later obtained by Floyd Baldwin, who donated it to the Burke  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture in Knoxville, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining their cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the university will repatriate these remains and objects to the affiliated tribes. The remains of at least 68 individuals, along with 392 l  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined their cultural affiliation with multiple Native American Tribes. The remains, representing at least four individuals, were originally removed from the Luthi site in Clay County, Kansas, and are now set for repatriation. The Luthi site, designated 14CY27/40, is a bur  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville and the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, determining a cultural affiliation between the remains and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. The remains, representing at least four individuals, along with 66 associated funerary objects, were or  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Connecticut, has completed an inventory of human remains in its collection and has determined their cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the museum will return these remains to the affiliated tribes. The remains of at least six individuals were originally collected in 1871 by members of the Yale College Scientific Expe  more