WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined their cultural affiliation with several Native American Tribes. The remains, representing at least 17 individuals, were excavated from Will County, Illinois, by George Langford between 1902 and 1913. These remains, along with five distinct lots of funerary objects, were later accessioned by the museum in 1919 and 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York, intends to repatriate five unassociated funerary objects to a coalition of federally recognized Indian Tribes with ancestral ties to burial sites in Will County, Illinois. The cultural items--identified as a pebble, a stone scraper, an arrowpoint, a glass ring, and a pottery sherd--were excavated between 1902 and 1913 by George Langford and gifted to the museum in 1919. These items, which date to periods ranging   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Aztalan Bio, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, a domestic biofuel producer, has lauded the Trump Administration's initiatives in bolstering American energy dominance and curbing the influx of fraudulent biofuel imports, primarily from Asia. In a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Bessent and the Internal Revenue Service, the company expressed its support for the Sec.45Z clean fuel production credit while offering specific recommendations for its implementation. The letter, dat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.1 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in April, up 2.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Burlison and Grothman Announce Hearing on the Inflation Reduction Act's Harm to American Energy and Medicine WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Economic Growth, E  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers hosts public meeting for Kinnickinnic River Ecosystem Restoration in River Falls, Wisconsin The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting a public meeting in River Falls, Wisconsin, June 4, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., to obtain public input on a draft feasibility study for an environmental restoration project on the Kinnickinnic River in River  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46736) on May 12, 2025, entitled "Stepping In - The FCC's Authority to Preempt State Laws Under the Communications Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Current Issues (2025) The FCC's ability to preempt state laws has been at the heart of many of its regulatory initiatives in recent years. In particular, preemption has been at the forefront of the Commission's stated efforts to (1) establish a der  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Following Mother's Day, Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Trump Administration's Extreme Attacks on Maternal and Infant Health Programs Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) condemned the Trump Administration's continuing attacks on federal programs that help support maternal and infant health programs at a time when glaring disparities continues to plague out communities. "The  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 12, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, last week, hospital leaders from every corner of my State of Illinois came to Washington. What was the reason for the trip? The debate in Washington about the future of Medicaid. Each and every one of them, from the city of Chicago through the  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson for The Wall Street Journal: The Ugly Truth About the 'Big Beautiful Bill' WASHINGTON - Today, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) calling out unsustainable federal spending and urging the president and congressional leaders to reconsider a multistep budget reconciliation process. "Under every scenario now being considered, federal debt continue  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Lankford in Introducing Regulatory Accountability Act to Rein in Unelected Bureaucrats WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) to reform federal rulemaking by curbing agency overreach, restoring congressional authority, and ensuring that regulations are transparent and lawf  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * US Airlines net profit was $6.7 billion in 2024, a decrease over 2023 BTS 28-25 This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and complete. All cos  more