WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 31, 2025 AIR FORCE The Boeing Co., Long Beach, California, has been awarded a $2,456,665,321 modification (P00020) to a previously awarded contract (FA8526-21-D-0001) for C-17 Globemaster III sustainment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $7,597,672,417 from $5,141,007,096. Work will be performed at various locations including but not limited t  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Demand for college-educated workers is no longer growing faster than supply Relative demand for college-educated workers has plateaued since 2000, which could mean lower wage premiums for college graduates if their numbers keep growing. A new Cleveland Fed report suggests that the college wage premium--the difference in average earnings between those with and without a bachelor's degree  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Raskin, Colleagues to Demand Answers for Students, Families After Trump Shutters Department of Education Civil Rights Regional Offices WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 14 of their congressional colleagues in a letter (link is external) to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers abou  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 1 -- The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet issued the following news on March 31, 2025: * * * Lead in Drinking Water Working Group to Meet April 9 FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 1, 2025) - The Lead in Drinking Water Working Group will hold a hybrid meeting (in person at 300 Sower Blvd in Frankfort and by videoconference) on April 9, 2025 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. EST. If you have questions about connecting to the videoconference, please contact Elizabeth Dowling at elizabet  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved Kentucky Power Company's application to establish a regulatory asset for extraordinary expenses incurred during severe storms on January 5 and February 15, 2025. The decision, outlined in an order issued on March 31, 2025, allows Kentucky Power to defer certain operational and maintenance (O&M) costs related to storm recovery. Kentucky Power filed its application on February 28, 2025, requesting to defer a  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- 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 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Leads Colleagues to Demand Answers for Students, Families After Trump Shutters Department of Education Civil Rights Office Serving Maryland and Neighboring States WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 15 of his congressional colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers about the Trump Administration's decision t  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * VA names nine additional facilities that will deploy Federal EHR in 2026 Sites are located in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Alaska WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the complete list of additional medical facilities at which it will deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record system in 2026 under its accelerated deployment schedule. The   more