ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 507th ARW Showcases Reserve Readiness, Community Bond at 2025 Tinker State of the Base * Published May 14, 2025 * By Carter Denton * 507th Air Refueling Wing OKLAHOMA CITY -- At the 2025 Tinker State of the Base event, Col. Matthew Ghormley, commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, joined fellow Tinker leaders to highlight the Air Force Reserve Command's enduring commitment to readi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), Roswell, Georgia, a nonprofit dedicated to defending constitutional liberties, has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to eliminate two programs it deems unconstitutional: the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) programs. In a detailed letter submitted on May 5, 2025, to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, SLF argues these regulations promote race and   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10675) on May 13, 2025, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert: * * * Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) What Is Security Force Assistance (SFA)? Security Force Assistance (SFA) is defined as "unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host-nation, or regional security forces in support of a legitimate authority." By definition "security f  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Atlanta Attorney Sentenced in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme A Georgia attorney was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for obstructing the IRS in connection with his participation in the promotion of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Vi Bui was an attorney and partner at Sinnott & Co.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22753) on March 18, 2025, entitled "Child Support Services Annual User Fee: In Brief" by social policy specialist Jessica Tollestrup. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Annual CSS User Fee ... 3 Overview of Requirements ... 3 Policy Debate ... 4 Implementation Prior to Fee Increase ... 5 Tables Table 1. Method by Which CSS Annual User Fee Is Imposed ... 6 Contact  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Congressman David Scott Votes Against Republican Bill That Cuts More Than $300 Billion From SNAP, Leads Effort to Protect SNAP Funding WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), voted against House Republicans' Budget Reconciliation bill that would steal over $300 billion in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "To gift trillions of dollars in tax   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Meets With Local Head Start, SNAP, Medicaid Stakeholders To Discuss Drastic Trump-Republican Cuts Congressman Held Roundtable With Local Stakeholders STONECREST, GA - On Friday, May 9, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) gathered local nonprofits, parents and experts in the field of providing critical services to children in need, including the YMCA, Head Start, East  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rich McCormick Leads Congressional Letter To Secretary Rubio Over Concerns On The Deteriorating Security Situation In Haiti WASHINGTON - Last week, Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-07) and 14 of his United States House of Representatives colleagues sent a letter to Secretary Rubio conveying their grave concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Haiti as missionaries, humanitaria  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement Following Marathon Markup of Trump's 'One Big, Bogus Bill' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Energy & Commerce Committee completed a nearly 27 hour-long markup of Trump's 'One Big, Bogus Bill' that would cut $715 billion from Medicaid, kick 13.7 million Americans off their health care, and defund Planned Parent  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) has issued a notice proposing adjustments to wholesale power rates and a revision of the true-up mechanism for the Kerr-Philpott System, affecting service across Virginia and North Carolina. The proposed changes, which would be effective from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, aim to align revenue recovery with increased costs identified in a new repayment study released in March 2025.  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, has completed an official inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), confirming the cultural affiliation of human remains and associated funerary objects with multiple federally recognized tribes primarily from the southeastern United States. The inventory identifies the remains of two Native American individuals and three associated funerary objects--two ja  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Delivers Commencement Address to Paine College's Class of 2025 in Augusta On Sunday, Senator Reverend Warnock delivered the keynote commencement speech to Paine College's Class of 2025 in Augusta, Georgia Senator Warnock encouraged the Class of 2025 to make their life's project longer and larger than their lifespan, give themselves over to a mission that is la  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Takes Fight to Protect Georgia's Clean Energy Jobs to Savannah Senator Reverend Warnock returned to his hometown to continue his public pressure campaign urging Congressional Republicans to protect clean energy tax credits fueling an expected 42,000 Georgia clean energy jobs Senator Warnock released a comprehensive report on how Georgia risks losing up to 42,0  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Norfolk Southern Railway Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, has submitted comments to the Department of Transportation (DOT), urging a comprehensive modernization of rail regulations. In a letter responding to DOT's request for information on regulatory reform, Norfolk Southern argues that current regulations are outdated, inflexible, and hinder the adoption of new technologies. The company applauds DOT's efforts to seek public input, stating, "DOT's commitment to engagin  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Loudermilk Asks House Ways & Means to Make 1099-K Threshold Fix in Reconciliation Bill. Washington D.C. (May 14, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after he authored a letter to Ways and Means Committee Chair, Rep. Jason Smith, asking the committee to fix the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) IRS 1099-K threshold in the upcoming Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) rea  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Shoot Down Rep. Peters' Amendment to Save Medicaid for Millions of Needy Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, during the 17 th hour of the marathon Energy and Commerce Committee meeting on the Republican tax plan, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) offered an amendment to protect millions of Americans from being kicked off Medicaid. Their legislation would kick 13.7 million people off t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Termination of IVF Programs at the CDC Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing back against the Trump Administration's termination of IVF programs at Georgia's CDC. Last week, Sen. Ossoff and a group of Senators demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the elimination This is an external  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 11 committee hearings on May 13, 2025: * * * PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: CONSERVATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation, after receiving testimony from Gary Blair, National Association of Conservation Districts, Starkville, Mississippi; Brad Doyle, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Weiner; Lynn Tjeerdsma, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Plat  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Releases New Report Finding Job Loss, Economic Slowdown if Congressional GOP Restricts Medicaid Access Senator Reverend Warnock's new report, "Healthy People, Healthy Economy" finds that placing bureaucratic red tape between working people and their health care will lead to hospital closures, job loss, and economic slowdown The report finds that investing in Medicaid,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor cites Georgia stone product manufacturer for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica ATLANTA - A U.S. Department of Labor follow-up inspection found that Art Stone-Granite & Marble Inc., a stone product manufacturer in Marietta, had failed to administer hearing conservation and respiratory protection programs identified previously on an April 2024 safety and health insp  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Presses EPA Administrator on Cancellation of Health Clinic for Thomasville, GA Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff pressed the Trump Administration's EPA Administrator on the cancellation of a water infrastructure and public health grant for Thomasville, Georgia. Today, in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing, Sen. O  more