WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shreve Invites Local High Schoolers To Participate In the 2025 Congressional Art Competition Washington, DC -- Congressman Jefferson Shreve (IN-06) announced that his office is accepting applications for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to high school students living in Indiana's 6th Congressional District. Every year, House Members may select one high  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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * MEMORANDUM TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: March 28, 2025 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical D  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Messmer Celebrates Passage of DETERRENT Act in House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act (H.R. 1048). The DETERRENT Act safeguards American colleges and universities from hostile foreign influence by ensuring the gifts and do  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Messmer Introduces the Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) announced the introduction of the Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act (H.R. 2270). This legislation makes it easier for employers to provide childcare and dependent care assistance to their workers by removing unnecessary regulations that prohibit them f  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces Resolution to Designate March 27, 2025 as "Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her resolution to designate March 27, 2025 as "Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day." "As an elite corps of African American pilots and crew, as well as others, who fought in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen deserve this  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, during this past district work period, I had the opportunity of hosting discussions with business leaders and constituents across Indiana's Sixth District. With our community leaders, we had conversations that focused on the need to extend the pro-growth policies of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Over 17 visits across my di  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following floor remarks on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. President, like all of us, last week, I was back home in my great State--the great State of Alaska. And, actually, I try to be home every weekend, even when we are in session. But this trip back home was particularly important because I was in Juneau, AK, our State's capital, to deliver my annual address to our legislature. We have a really great tradition in Alaska where the S  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. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Bill to Crack Down on Fraudsters Advances Out of Committee WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced a bill led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to crack down on fraudsters. The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act would prevent criminals convicted of defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA  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