WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Reintroduces ESG Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, has reintroduced the Ensuring Sound Guidance (ESG) Act to safeguard retail investors from asset managers who subordinate financial returns to political or ideological goals. The legislation ensures that investment advisors prioritize financial returns over non-pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Rocket Lab National Security LLC, Long Beach, California (FA8811-25-D-B007); and Stoke Space Technologies Inc., Kent, Washington (FA8811-25-D-B006), have been awarded a multiple-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $5,600,000,000 for the National Security Space (NSS) Launch Phase Three Lane On  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 a proposed rule to establish Class E airspace in Sparta, Kentucky, in an effort to enhance air traffic control and support new instrument flight procedures.  The proposal, detailed in the Federal Register on March 31, 2025, aims to create controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Gallatin County Airport. The FAA states   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

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 29 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has closed Case No. 2021-00004, which involved Kentucky Power Company's (Kentucky Power) application for environmental project construction at the Mitchell Generating Station. This decision follows Kentucky Power's request to reopen the case and convene an informal conference (IC) to discuss future investments in the plant. On February 17, 2025, Kentucky Power filed a motion seeking to reopen the case, stating its int  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 29 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. (KIUC) full intervention status in a case involving Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E). The decision, outlined in Case No. 2025-00045, allows KIUC to participate fully in proceedings concerning the utilities' application for certificates of public convenience and necessity for new generation sources. KIUC, representing majo  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.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Remarks On Accepting Star of Ukraine Award Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) received the Star of Ukraine Award, the U.S. Ukraine Foundation's highest honor, on March 27, 2025. Below are the Senator's remarks as prepared for delivery: "I am so humbled by this recognition. Clearly, in the selection process, Nadia and Bob McConnell didn't m  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