JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 'Lethal, Ready, Confident': AETC emphasizes Airmen development at force development summit Air Education and Training Command officials brought together experts and leaders to discuss the future of training and development within the Air Force during the command's annual Force Development Summit at Joint base San Antonio-Randolph March 25, wi  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * ACLU of Indiana Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Transgender People Seeking Accurate Birth Certificates INDIANAPOLIS - Today, the ACLU of Indiana filed a class action lawsuit challenging Governor Mike Braun's efforts to deny transgender Hoosiers the ability to update the gender markers on their birth certificates. On March 4, 2025, Govenor Braun signed Execut  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Balderson, Kelly Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Prescription Opioid Abuse WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-2) reintroduced the Remote Opioid Monitoring Act today to empower health care providers and combat opioid abuse. This legislation directs the federal government to study the benefits and effectiveness of remote monitoring techn  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Beatty & Brown Lead Ohio Dems in Demanding HUD Reverse Ohio Field Office Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Shontel Brown (OH-11) led Ohio's Democratic delegation - Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) - in a letter urging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Tu  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0411) on March 28, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - February 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in February in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 19 states and the Distr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Carey, Gomez Reintroduce Bill to Increase Affordable Housing Supply WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) and Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.-34), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, reintroduced their bipartisan Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act. The bill incentivizes the conversion of existing vacant and underutilized commercial properties into ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill Aimed at Expanding Broadband Access Across Appalachia WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today introduced the Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act, which aims to increase access to broadband for rural communities across Appalachia. "Southern Ohio has long been a broadband desert, with our rural communities being left behind in  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm safety net and expands federal crop insurance by allowing   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced amendments to several air traffic service (ATS) routes and the revocation of others in the vicinity of Goshen, Indiana.  The final rule, published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2025, modifies Jet Routes J-60 and J-82, as well as Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-8, V-55, and V-221. Additionally, it revokes VOR Federal Airways V-92 and   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes, Connecticut Delegation Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), joined by Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm safety n  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * In his confirmation hearing, Secretary of the Air Force nominee stresses the need for speed, innovation WASHINGTON - Dr. Troy E. Meink, nominated to be the next secretary of the Department of the Air Force, told a Senate committee March 27 that America's "near-peer competitors are evolving faster that we are" and that the Air Force and Spac  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Invites Prosecutor of Texas Children's Hospital Whistleblower to Testify WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government invited Assistant United States Attorney Tina Ansari to testify at a hearing on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will examine the Department of Justice's (DOJ) political pros  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Landsman Leads 60+ Members of Congress in Letter Opposing Cuts to EPA Office of Research and Development Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing cuts the Office of Research and Development. Congressman Landsman - joined by 64 House Democrats - sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Cleaver Lead 100+ Democrats in Condemning HUD Field Office Cuts, Urging Reinstatement of Civil Servants San Francisco Regional Office among HUD offices rumored to be closing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.-05) led more than 100 Democrats in the Senate and House in condemning staffing cuts and potential closures  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney, Connecticut Delegation Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Safety Net for Small Farmers WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), joined by Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improves the farm s  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in disbelief at the troubling stories in "The Atlantic" magazine of classified attack plans carelessly leaked by the U.S. Department of Defense in a reckless and dangerous fashion. Congress must conduct a fully independent investigation with public and private congressional hearings. The highest national security  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 27, 2025, to the American Conservative: * * * Moreno Op-Ed: 'If Judges Can Stymie the Will of the People, We Don't Have a Democracy Anymore' For four years under Joe Biden, the American people watched in horror as 10.3 million illegal aliens invaded the United States--including an untold number of associates of the Venezuelan terrorist gang Tren de Aragua. But Biden didn't just allow thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott, Rep. Lawler Move to Tackle Antisemitism on College Campuses and Universities WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act, which would rescind federal funding from colleges and universities that encourage antisemitism or facilitate antisemitic events on campus. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) led the companion legislation in   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. State Department has authorized the temporary importation of culturally significant artworks for the exhibition Tintoretto's Genesis, which is set to open at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The decision, published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2025, recognizes the artistic and historical importance of these works and affirms that their display in the United States serves the national interest. The exhibition will feature masterpiec  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 580) entitled "Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Co. Inc., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Gulf & Ohio Railways Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - In Knox County, Tennessee": * * * Digest:/1 This decision permits Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Co., Inc., to abandon approximately 3.8 miles of rail line in Knox County, Tenn., subject to trail use, environmental,  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36845) entitled "OmniTRAX Holdings Combined Inc. and HGS Railway Holdings Inc. - Continuance in Control Exemption - Santa Maria Valley Railroad LLC": * * * OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc. (OmniTRAX), and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc. (HGS) (collectively, Omni-HGS), both noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Supporting Foresters Affected by Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Request Removal of Extraneous Biden-Era Regulations on Broadband Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) in sending a letter to Howard Lutnick, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, requesting the removal of extraneous Biden-era regulations as Secretary Lutnick conducts his review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  more