MIAMI, Florida, May 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * "Naples Pride's Drag Performance is Protected Speech": Federal Court Grants a Major Victory NAPLES, FL - In an important win for free speech and the LGBTQ+ community, a federal court today granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Naples Pride, clearing the way for the organization to once again host a family-friendly drag performance on the mainstage of a public  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Statement on Ways and Means "One Big, Beautiful Bill" House Republicans are Cutting Taxes for Working Families, Farmers and Small Businesses Legislation Will "Restore Economic Prosperity for Every American" WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee publiciz  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Releases April 2025 Monthly Update WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for April 2025. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP's Stats and Summaries webpage. "For the first time in years, more agents are back in the field--patrolling territories that CBP didn't have the bandwidth or manpower to o  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Crimes Bulletin - April 2025 View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: * Cases by District/Circuit * Recently Charged * Guilty Pleas * Sentencings Cases by District/Circuit District/Circuit Case Name Conduct/Statute(s) District of Alaska United States v. Jason Christenson Tampering with a Monitoring Device/Clean Air Act United States v. Matanuska Die  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 13 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 12, 2025, by Governor Adriana D. Kugler at the International Economic Symposium, which was co-hosted by the National Association for Business Economics and the Central Bank of Ireland: * * * Economic Outlook Thank you, Reamonn. It is an honor and a privilege to be asked to speak in the beautiful country of Ireland and here at the Central Bank of Ireland. The histories of the U.S. and Ireland are intertwined. Our  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Issues Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council Report ATLANTA, May 12, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) released its Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council (AHAC) Report, describing the organization's highest year of funding to date for affordable housing and  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 13 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson, FDACS Urge Vigilance as New World Screwworm Threat Increases TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are urging veterinarians, livestock producers, and animal health professionals to remain vigilant as the thr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 13 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Liberty County Educator Named a 2026 Teacher of the Year Finalist Tallahassee, Fla., May 12, 2025 - Today, the Florida Department of Education announced Katy Jo Harrison, a first-grade teacher at Hosford Elementary and Junior High School in Liberty County, as one of five finalists for 2026 Florida Teacher of the Year. The state finalists were chosen from 76 district tea  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frost, Escobar, and Crow to Noem and ICE: Members of Congress Have a Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight Lawmakers Blast the Trump Administration for Threatening to Arrest Members Doing Their Jobs WASHINGTON D.C. -- Following the alarming arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and threats to Members of Congress due to a recent oversight visit to an Immigration and Customs Enf  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 13 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Keeping Supply Chain Moving & Construction On Time: FDOT Announces Next Recipients of Aggregate Grant Program and Intermodal Logistics Center Support Program Continued investments will bring tangible storage solutions in the immediate future with project implementation or completion expected over the next 12-18 months TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Today, the Florida Depart  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar Rejects Michigan Mayor's Request to Support Taxpayer Funding for Ford's CATL Partnership WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Battle Creek, Michigan Mayor Mark Behnke warning him about the dangers of Contempo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46740) on March 17, 2025, entitled "Naming Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities" by health policy analyst Jared S. Sussman and research librarian Tamar B. Breslauer: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 Authority for Naming Facilities ... 1 Transferring Facility Names ... 2 Veterans' Affairs Committee Rules on Facility Naming ... 2 Recent Examples of Legislation ... 3 118th Congress ... 4   more

PASADENA, California, May 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging instrument so they can be sure it's operating correctly when Europa Clipper arrives at the Jupiter system in 2030. The mission's sights are set   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) has named the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the nation's worst "Judicial Hellhole" in its 2024-2025 report. The annual report identifies jurisdictions where ATRF claims judges systematically apply laws and court procedures unfairly, generally to the detriment of defendants, leading to what it terms "lawsuit abuse." According to the ATRF, Pennsylvania's top ranking is due to a "f  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Reconciliation Will Help Struggling Families Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss bringing permanency to the tax code and passing President Trump's agenda through the reconciliation package. Leader Scalise outlined how unleashing energy production, securing the border, and cutting wasteful spending would help hardworking fa  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Triple-S Vida and Triple-S Management to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Puerto Rico Insurance Provider Will Compensate Employee with Fibromyalgia Who Needed Accommodation SAN JUAN, P.R. - Triple-S Vida, Inc. and Triple-S Management, Corp. (together, "Triple S") have agreed to pay $100,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination l  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA forecasts winter wheat production up 2% in 2025, orange production up slightly from April forecast WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 - U.S. farmers are expected to produce 1.38 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, according to the Crop Production (https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177) report released today by USDA's   more