NEW YORK, May 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and New York Announce Selected Papers in National High School Fed Challenge NEW YORK--The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the results of this year's High School Fed Challenge, an academic paper competition. The competition, now in its 30th year, was open to high school teams across the na  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 17 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Historic Alexandria is a 2025 Blue Star Museum Free admission for military personnel and their families from May 17 until September 1 Alexandria, VA - Historic Alexandria is pleased to participate in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families during the summer. The 2025 program will begin on Armed Forces  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 20 committee hearings on May 14, 2025: * * * MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee concluded a markup on Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was ordered reported, as amend  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Petersburg National Battlefield Seeks Public Comments on Bluff Stabilization Project Hopewell, Va. -- Petersburg National Battlefield invites the public to share comments on the draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the second phase of the bluff stabilization project at the Grant's Headquarters at City Point unit. This project is in the early planning stages and constructio  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Introduces Bill To Enforce Rule of Law, Hold Trump Administration Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representatives Dave Min (CA-47), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Eugene Vindman (VA-7) introduced the Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (POCCA), an innovative new bill designed to empower Americans harmed by the Trump administration's unlawful impoundment of federal dollars  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on May 16, 2025, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation: * * * Thank you, Pedro, for your kind introduction and thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for joining us today as we dive into an essential aspect of our regulatory framework - economic analysis. In order to keep the compliance folks here at the SEC happy, I must first note that the views I express he  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on May 16, 2025, by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation: * * * Horses and Bourses: Remarks at the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation Thank you for having me here today as part of the 12th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation. Before I begin, I must remind you that my views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessaril  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 14 committee hearings on May 14, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: EPA Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Lee Zeldin, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. * * * APPROPRIATIONS: SAA AND USCP Committee on Appropriations: Subc  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to significantly reform several federal regulations and guidance procedures, arguing that current rules create unnecessary delays, impose hefty administrative burdens, and increase costs for vital transportation projects. In a detailed response dated May 5, 2025, to a USDOT Request for Information on "Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Efforts to Gut Health Care in Order to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on findings by the Joint Economic Committee that more than 262,000 Virginians are set to lose their health insurance under the cuts being proposed by President Donald Trump and Repu  more