WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with plans to transition on-base lodging at 58 installations across the U.S. and its territories to a commercial partner through the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative. The service is seeking a national hotel partner for a 50-year lease to ensure long-term sustainment and revital  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $2.5 Million in Brownfields Grants to Assess and Cleanup Communities in Texas DALLAS, TEXAS (May 19, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that four recipients in Texas will receive $2.5 million in Brownfields grants to assess, cleanup, and revitalize local properties. These grants put the agency's commitment to protect human health and the environ  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $500,000 in Brownfield Grant Funding to Assess and Cleanup Communities in Arkansas DALLAS, TEXAS (May 19, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Pine Bluff in Arkansas will receive $500,000 in Brownfields grant funding to assess, cleanup, and revitalize local properties. These grants put the agency's commitment to protect human heal  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Minimum Wage Reflects Local Cost of Living Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan Fair Wage Act to index the federal minimum wage to a regional cost-of-living standard, making it fairer and more responsive to local economic realities. This legislation  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on May 19, 2025: * * * Investing in Arkansas's Growing National Security Role May is Military Appreciation Month and represents a timely reminder to honor the courage and sacrifices of the men and women who serve our nation. Every day we can be thankful for their willingness to defend our freedom and way of life. My father was a World II veteran who served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. He retired   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces Farmers First: Small Family Farms Policy Agenda (Omaha, NE, May 19, 2025) - After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today released the first set of policy proposals under her newly launched Make Agriculture Great Again Initiative. These initial proposals  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Approves First Ever State Waiver to Restrict Soda and Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska (Omaha, N.E., May 19, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed the first-ever waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer  more