WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Unfreeze Head Start Funding & Reverse Firings of Early Childhood Education Workers WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Unfreeze Head Start Funding & Reverse Firings of Early Childhood Education Workers In a letter to RFK Jr., Heinrich & Lujan demand answers on Trump Admin's actions to undermine Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Be  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, April 29 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced a delay in its decision regarding a request from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) to approve a Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. According to a Suspension Order issued on May 3, 2023, CMP filed its request on April 17, 2025, seeking approval within 30 days, contingent on the Commission's determination that such approval is required under Maine law (  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, April 29 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced that it will assume responsibility for administering the Net Energy Billing (NEB) documentation process for certain distributed generation projects, effective May 1, 2025. Previously, Enel X North America, Inc. managed this process in coordination with the Commission. The change affects projects with a nameplate capacity between 2 and 5 MW, seeking to participate in NEB under "An Act To Amend State Laws Relating  more