WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on May 14, 2025: * * * Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release -- April 2025 MAY 14, 2025 -- The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for April 2025. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with econ  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 14, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $216,493,753 cost-plus-award-fee modification against a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-4212), DDG-51 Planning Yard Services. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $398,542 (<1%) will be obli  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Alsobrooks Introduce Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act to Give Greater Flexibility to States ***Click here for video. Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year, roughly 90% of federal highway program dollars are distributed to states through a set formula. This approach provides funding certainty for all 50 states nationwide, rather than solely funneling money towa  more

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on May 13, 2025, by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit held at the Gaylord Convention Center: * * * DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Thank you so much. It's such a pleasure for me to be here today. On behalf of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who's traveling today with President Trump, and on behalf of the American people, I'd like to express my gratitude and ex  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has released its annual summary of correspondence issued in 2024 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The publication, issued by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), compiles letters of interpretation from the Department spanning all four quarters of the 2024 calendar year. As required by section 607(f) of IDEA, this list includes guidance   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a proposed rule to open or expand hunting and sport fishing opportunities on 16 National Wildlife Refuge System stations and one National Fish Hatchery System station for the 2025-2026 season. Among the key expansions, the Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge will offer inaugural hunting opportunities, marking its first season open for this use since becoming the newest addition  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Judiciary Democrats File Resolution Demanding Trump Comply With Constitutional Rules on Foreign Gifts By Seeking the Consent of Congress Before Accepting Qatari "Flying Palace" Resolution Comes as President Trump Plans to Accept a $400 Million "Flying Palace" From the State of Qatar--A Gift That Will Cost Taxpayers, Threaten National Secur  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Former Senator Kit Bond WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the passing of former U.S. Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond: "I join in mourning the loss of my friend, former Missouri Senator Kit Bond, who passed away yesterday. I was fortunate to serve with him in the Congress for 24 years. In that time, Kit p  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, May 14 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Awards Over $18 Million to Drive Breakthroughs in Regenerative Medicine Awardees receive funding to accelerate research and development of stem cell therapies COLUMBIA, Md., (May 13, 2025) -- The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission ("Commission") announced awarding over $18 million in grants aimed at accelerating cutting-  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland, Virginia Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that bill, author  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Morton Salt to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Retaliation and Discrimination Lawsuit Salt Company Employee Faced Discriminatory Treatment Due to His Race and Disability, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND - Morton Salt, Inc. will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  more

PASADENA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This solar activity led to stunning auroras across the solar system, including at Mars, w  more

PASADENA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Magellan Mission Reveals Possible Tectonic Activity on Venus Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus' surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA's Magellan mission. On Earth, the planet's surface is continually renewed by the constant shifting and recycling of massive sections of crust, cal  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River Corpsmen Lead Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course By Maria Scott, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Maryland Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River [Patuxent River, MD] Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Andrew Conklin, HM3 McKellen Jaramillo, and HM3 Rickey Samuels recently led a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The North American Transit Alliance (NATA), Queen Anne, Maryland, led by Chair Laura J. Hendricks, has submitted a comprehensive set of proposals to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) aimed at reforming Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations. The recommendations, detailed in a May 5, 2025, letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, seek to reduce administrative burdens, encourage private sector participation, and promote innovative contracting methods  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at FSGG Hearing on the Federal Judiciary WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the Federal Judiciary. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a full video   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Release of Edan Alexander Washington, DC - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the release of Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity: "This is a joyous occasion for Edan Alexander's family and loved ones and for the people of Israel. After 584 excruciating days, he is free from the brutal confines of Hamas captivity. My thoughts, my prayers and my   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my distinguished constituent and friend, Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block, as his fourteen years of remarkable leadership as the Washington Director of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action come to a close. I have been proud to partner with Bend the Arc in the fight for strong democracy, solidarity and ju  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, Cora Masters Barry has been a champion for youth, families, and sports, benefitting Marylanders and our neighbors in the District of Columbia alike. Mrs. Barry is the former first lady of Washington, DC, and is the founder and CEO of the Rec  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Madam President, this week, Senator Kaine of Virginia and Senator Van Hollen of Maryland are going to force a vote on a resolution here in the Senate, and, astonishingly, it is in defense of illegal immigrant criminals. They are going to take up the Senate's ti  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Turner Leads Bipartisan Group in Introducing Legislation to Reauthorize Historic Preservation Fund Washington D.C. - Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, joined by Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) and Congresswoman Sara Elfreth (NJ-03), introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Historic Preservat  more

FORT GEORGE MEADE, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: * * * US Army's impact on fashion By Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Nofziger The average person probably believes the worlds of the military and fashion are mutually exclusive. Fashion is a popular style or trend that often includes rare, high-priced wearable art... while the military prides itself on utilitarianism, a calling born of necessity while wearing clothing designed for heavy wear-and-tear. It ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), strongly opposing any reduction in railroad safety regulations. The union, which represents thousands of railroad maintenance-of-way employees, argues that such measures would jeopardize worker safety, public health, and the nation's economic stability. In its submission, the BMWED emphasizes the criti  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Acceptance of Luxury Plane from Qatar Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing a resolution in the Senate condemning President Trump's announcement that he will accept a luxury airplane, valued at $400 millionfr  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Tillis, Murray, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter with over 80 of their colleagues urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secre  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Chris Van Hollen, and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that b  more