FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Ambassador provides inspirational words to New Jersey military JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Military personnel and chaplains joined together May 1 for the 74th Annual National Day of Prayer held here at the Fort Dix Chapel. Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Pleczkowski, Army Reserve Ambassador for Pennsylvania and former Army Reserve Deputy Chief of Chaplains, was featured  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 14, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in North Carolina - Third Quarter 2024": * * * From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in North Carolina were 252,538, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 229,7  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Agritourism Businesses in Virginia Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces (AGRITOURISM) Act. This legislation would   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the C  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Grand Jury Indicts 11 More Individuals for Involvement with Online Groups Dedicated to Monkey Torture and Mutilation An indictment was unsealed today charging 11 defendants from across the United States for their alleged involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. The indictment alleges the individ  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 on May 15, 2025: * * * Moolenaar, Walberg Call on Duke to Terminate China-Based Campus Over National Security Risks WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) are calling on Duke   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * N.C. Department of Labor Launches New Human Trafficking Awareness Website for Lodging and Rental Industries Protecting People, Promoting Accountability The North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) today announced the launch of a new public awareness website to support implementation of human trafficking prevention laws in the lodging and vacation rental industr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Secretary, local and state representatives tour Masonboro Island Reserve on N.C. Coastal Reserve's "Discover the N.C. Coastal Reserve" tour The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, a program of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management, hosted its fourth stop on the "Discover the N.C. Coastal Reser  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has ordered Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC) to publish a revised public notice regarding its application for a fuel charge adjustment. The order, issued on May 15, 2025, requires DEC to inform its customers about changes to the rates originally proposed in its February 2025 filing. According to North Carolina General Statute Sec. 62-133.2, the NCUC conducts annual fuel charge adjustment proceedings for electric u  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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, so far, President Trump has signed over 151 executive orders. The Congress has only sent him five bills to sign into law, a historically low number. That is on us. We are legislators, and we have a constitutional duty to legislate. Unless codified  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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, many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have repeated the phrase "budgets are about priorities" a lot lately. Mr. Speaker, do you know what really signals someone's priorities? It is their actions. Just last week, we witnessed a   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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 today in support of H.R. 2240, the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, a bill that I introduced in response to the deeply troubling rise in targeted violence against our Nation's law enforcement. Every day,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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 to support the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which seeks to improve law enforcement officer safety and wellness by requiring that the AG and other Federal officials issue regular reports on attacks on poli  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has dee  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Moran Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Police Departments Recruit Officers from Their Communities This National Police Week, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) reintroduced their Strong Communities Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill to address staffing shortages in police departments across the country. The legislation prioritizes recruiting of  more