WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced that several individuals and trusts have applied to acquire or retain voting shares in Merchants Bancorp, a bank holding company based in Carmel, Indiana, and its subsidiary, Merchants Bank of Indiana. The applications were submitted under the Change in Bank Control Act, which requires the Federal Reserve to evaluate such transactions based on financial stability, competition, and the interests of depositors and the public.  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from Idaho Farm Bureau Federation: * * * Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, the largest general agriculture organization in the state of Idaho, opposes the continued listing of grizzly bears under this new proposed rule. The proposed rule delays delisting and only proliferates the many issues that arise from the species' continual protected stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Education Secretary Immediately Reinstate Federal Funding to Strengthen Teacher Workforce & Improve Student Learning WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 22 Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding that the Education Department immediately reinstate $  more