WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Comer Announces Full Committee Markup on March 25 WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Tuesday, March 25th at 10:00 am ET to consider a series of legislation. WHAT: Full Committee Markup H.R. 1295, the Reorganizing G  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Comer Applauds Trump's DOE for Providing Transparency on Key LNG Study Withheld by Biden Officials WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today praised Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright for providing the 2023 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export study   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Comer, Burlison Investigate Biden Administration's Green New Deal Grift Benefitting Radical Environmental Groups, Wasting Taxpayer Dollars The lawmakers commend the Trump Administration's efforts to expose and fight waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars at the EPA Today, House Committee on Oversight and Governm  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Congressman Guthrie Presents Local Students with 2024 Congressional App Challenge Awards WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) presented winning Louisville area student groups awards for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional App Challenge allows middle and high school students to compete with peers in their own Congressional District by creating and exhibit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 20, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $141,050,000 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5411) to procure Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production spares. This contract combines purchases for the governments of Japan (57%), Australia (19%), Netherlands (13%), Spain (6%), and Germany (5%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) progr  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 21 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.'s (EKPC) application to issue up to $450 million in secured or unsecured debt obligations, despite a minor deviation from filing requirements. EKPC initially filed its application on February 25, 2025, seeking authority to issue up to $500 million in debt. However, after a deficiency notice from the PSC, the company amended its request to $450 million and resubmitted   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 21 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a post-hearing request for information (RFI) to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC), demanding extensive details regarding its application for a new generation resource. The RFI, issued in Case No. 2024-00310, seeks crucial data to evaluate EKPC's proposal for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, a Site Compatibility Certificate, and other general relief. The PSC has mandated that EKP  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 21 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered Kentucky Power Company to pay $349,482.81 for consulting services provided by Saber Partners, LLC, and has simultaneously terminated Saber's contract. The order, issued in Case No. 2023-00159, pertains to Kentucky Power's application for a securitization financing order. Under Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 278.674(3)(a), the company is responsible for the costs associated with retaining counsel or financ  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 15, 2025. * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: Calendar Year (CY) 2025 seasonal factors and revised seasonal factors for CY 2020-2024 for both initial claims and continued claims will be available at https://www.bls.gov/lau/seasonal-adjustment-for-weekly-unemployment-insurance-claims.htm by 12:00 P.M. (Eastern) on Thursday,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Dr. Paul Demands Transparency from DOJ on UK's Access to Encrypted U.S. User Data WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting information on the UK government's  more