FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 962nd Mortuary Affairs Company sharpens recovery skills at Exercise Croix du Sud 25 NOUMEA, New Caledonia - Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Mortuary Affairs Company are being challenged physically and mentally at the commando obstacle courses during Exercise Croix du Sud 25, on April 23, 2025. Exercise Croix du Sud is a joint military training exercise in New Caledonia focusing on disaste  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Asheboro WWTP reports elevated 1,4-dioxane levels to NCDEQ Division of Water Resources The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has been informed of elevated 1,4-dioxane levels discharged from the City of Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to Hasketts Creek, which drains to the Deep River within the Cape Fea  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.14 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Rename the Gulf of Mexico Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R.276 (link is external), the Gulf of America Act, legislation that codifies President Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across all official U.S. government documents, maps, and refe  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 8, 2025 NAVY Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (N62473-25-D-2211); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC,* Burlingame, California (N62473-25-D-2212); Energy Solutions Federal Support LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah (N62473-25-D-2213); Insight Tidewater LLC,* Brea, California (N62473-25-D-2214); ITP America LLC, Brea, California (N62473-25-D-2215); and Perma-Fix ERRG Services,* Oak   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Taylor Pessin: * * * Tracing the History of Community Development Credit Unions Introduction and Early History When the Community Reinvestment Act was passed in the late 1970s, Congress tasked the 12 Federal Reserve Banks with ensuring that supervised financial institutions meet the credit needs of the communities they serve. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs)  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES BREAKS DOWN THE EXTREME MAGA REPUBLICAN AGENDA IN THE HOUSE Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the sycophantic bill put forward by Rubber Stamp Republicans to rename the Gulf of Mexico. JEFFRIES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank the distinguished gentleman, my good friend from the great state of California, for h  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "AMERICA IS NOT DOWN WITH MTG" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the sycophantic bill put forward by Rubber Stamp Republicans to rename the Gulf of Mexico. JEFFRIES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank the distinguished gentleman, my good friend from the great state of Cali  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Local Government Commission OKs $540 Million in Bonds for Duke Health Duke University Health System (Durham) is in line to receive more than a half-billion dollars in financing after the Local Government Commission (LGC) approved bond issues in that amount at the LGC's Tuesday, May 6, meeting. The North Carolina Medical Care Commission, which finances construction pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren, Salinas, Padilla, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Disaster Relief for Farmworkers Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), the daughter of a former farmworker and a leader in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), reintroduced the Disaster Relief for Farm Wor  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 9 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has granted Creekside Chatham Holdings, LLC, the authority to charge for water and sewer utility service at Creekside Apartments in Chatham County. The approval also includes the rates that the company will charge to residents. According to the Commission's order, Creekside Chatham Holdings, LLC, filed an application on April 10, 2025, seeking the authority to utilize the hot water capture, cold water allocation (H  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The National Severe Storms Laboratory issued the following news: * * * VORTEX USA Tornado Project Paper Chosen as Highlight by AMS A new paper on the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms) project was selected by the American Meteorological Society and the editors of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) to be featured as a BAMS highlight. The paper discusses the design, execution and preliminary data of this groundbreaking collabo  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Bennet, Salinas, Lofgren Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Provide Disaster Relief for Farm Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act to provide compensation for farm workers who lose out on wages due to extreme weather, public health emergencies, and other disasters beyond their  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, why is the Federal Government spending more taxpayer dollars on healthcare for illegal aliens and basement bums instead of those who truly need it? For the past several weeks, there have been fearful rumblings on both sides of the aisle about reformin  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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 in strong opposition to the Republican's budget plan that would gut funding for Medicaid. In 2023, my home State of North Carolina achieved a historic victory by finally implementing Medicaid expansion after a decade of political gridlock. Me  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Lieu, Jacobs, Scholten, Frost Reintroduce Reproductive Data Privacy Protection Bill Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) reintroduced the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. This legislation would prevent law enforcement from improperly surveilling women receiving reproductive health care,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Introduces PELL Act to Advance American Competitiveness by Unlocking Workforce Potential Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act today, to expand Pell Grant eligibility for high-quality, short-term workforce programs. The bill benefits individuals seeking to advance their careers without long-term debt while  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Spiritual readiness: Army Reserve chaplains train for the battlefield FORT MCCOY, Wis. - U.S. Army Reserve chaplains and religious affairs specialists are stepping beyond the classroom and into the field to better prepare for the realities of large-scale mobilization. The 88th Readiness Division is spearheading this initiative, hosting and leading the training at Fort McCoy.  Army Reserve Cha  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Locate Missing Michigan Teen in North Carolina, Arrest Person of Interest Detroit, MI - U.S. Marshals in North Carolina May 7 recovered a Roseville teen who was reported missing April 20 and arrested a person of interest in her disappearance. Roseville Police were contacted at approximately 8:20 a.m. Easter morning and, after working with several local agencies to loca  more