FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve AGR legal professionals train for future challenges at Fort Bragg legal workshop FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), hosted over 2.5 days (09-11 April) the 2025 Legal Active Guard Reserve Workshop (the LAW) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with more than 140 attorneys, legal administrators and paralegals acro  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kim Lead Members of NJ Congressional Delegation in Letter to PJM Interconnection (PJM) Raising Serious Concerns over Rate Increase Impacting New Jersey Families NEWARK, N.J. - This afternoon, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) led a letter alongside seven members of New Jersey's congressional delegation to PJM Interconnection (PJM), New Jersey's regional transmission organization  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Votes in Support of Defense Funding Package WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) issued the following statement after voting to support a defense funding package during the first-ever U.S. House Armed Services Committee budget reconciliation markup. "One of my top priorities has been preventing the retirement of the F-15E aircraft at Seymour Johnson Air Force Ba  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Announces Winners of 2025 Congressional Art Competition Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) announced that Rachael Bliss, a student at West Forsyth High School, has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for North Carolina's Tenth District. Rachael's piece, "The Two Sides," was selected  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 2, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Applied Solutions Logistics LLC,** Kansas City, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $114,000,000 hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, no-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for warehousing and operations support services. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contr  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities New Opportunities at 16 National Wildlife Refuge System stations and One National Fish Hatchery In a major step to expand recreational access to America's public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today announced 42 new proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,00  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ Issues First-Time Title V Air Permit to Edwards Wood Products' Laurinburg Sawmill The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has approved a Title V air quality permit for Edwards Wood Products, Inc. - Laurinburg Saw Mill #2 in Scotland County. The sawmill previously held a synthetic minor air quality permit that lim  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities In a major step to expand recreational access to America's public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced 42 proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,000 acres within the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System. This proposal would more than triple the number  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-CGD-017) on Jan. 8, 2025 entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Here is the memorandum: * * * To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Colleen Kotzmoyer, Director, Contract and Grant Audit Division Subject: Final Audit Report - Wildlife and Sport Fish Re  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 3 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * DEQ Issues First-Time Title V Air Permit to Edwards Wood Products' Laurinburg Sawmill The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has approved a Title V air quality permit for Edwards Wood Products, Inc. - Laurinburg Saw Mill #2 in Scotland County. The sawmill previously held a synth  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 3 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments and Nominations Today, Governor Josh Stein announced appointments and nominations to boards and commissions. Governor Stein has appointed the following to the Education Commission of the States: * Maurice O. "Mo" Green of Guilford County as a State Education Agency Representative. Green was elected as the St  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 3 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Visits Burlington Elementary School, Emphasizes Need for $4 Billion School Bond to Strengthen North Carolina Public Schools Today Governor Josh Stein and Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green visited Hillcrest Elementary School in Burlington to highlight his budget proposal to strengthen North Carolina's public schools, including a $4 billion scho  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on revision to state definition of 'wetlands' in rule The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on June 26 to receive public comment on the codification of the revised definition of "wetlands" within state rules. Members of the public may att  more

EAGAN, Minnesota, May 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Marks Trump's First 100 Days with 100 Headlines Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding President Trump's first 100 days in office. "Family farmers are struggling right now. They need certainty. They need access to new markets and   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on President's Budget Proposal WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee and the House Education & Workforce Committee, released a statement on President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget. "The president's budget proposal is reckless and cruel, and would strip services away from millions of   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Deborah K. Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 1, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join millions of American women in condemning Trump's attempt to gut funding for women's health research. The Trump administration has rescinded women's research projects at an alarming rate. These projects include lifesaving re  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New State Directors for the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development (Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Director roles. "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearing on May 1, 2025: * * * NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Matthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Hagerty, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Tillis, colleagues introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to restore American innovation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Judiciary Committee's Intellectual Property Subcommittee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, reintroduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA). This bip  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on C&T Holds Hearing on Advancing and Securing Global Networks WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled Global Networks at Risk: Securing the Future of Telecommunications In  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA), representing domestic manufacturers, has strongly urged the Department of Commerce to impose Section 232 tariffs on imported timber, lumber, and crucially, derivative products like wooden cabinets and vanities. In comments filed April 1, 2025, the AKCA argued that a surge in imports, fueled by foreign subsidies, illegal logging, and widespread evasion of existing duties, is devastating the U.S. industry, threatening national secu  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release: * * * The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration and UK Government Convene the 9th United States-United Kingdom Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Dialogue in Charlotte, North Carolina CHARLOTTE -- The United States and United Kingdom jointly convened the 9th U.S.-UK Small- and Medium-Sized (SME) Dialogue in Charlotte, North Carolina. Depu  more

LODGE, South Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Williams Farms Repack LLC Recalls Tomatoes Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination Company Announcement Williams Farms Repack LLC is recalling Tomatoes sizes; 4x5 2 layer, 60ct 2layer, 3ct trays in the Williams Farms Repack label, and 5x6 25lb, 6x6 25lb H&C Farms Label, due to a potential contamination of Salmonella. Salmonella an organism wh  more