FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Former commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command discusses war in Ukraine * Discussing the war between Ukraine and Russia, a former commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command says Ukraine's recent drone assault on Russian strategic bombers "signals the obsolescence of conventional military thinking." "Ukraine's operation shattered... assumptions by demonstrating how small commercial drones, depl  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 9 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE hosts Navy Reservists for readiness training * Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently hosted a training exercise designed to sharpen the skills of a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Forward Deployed Combat Repair (FDCR) team that travels to forward-deployed and combat locations during conflict and repairs battle-damaged military aircraft to return them to the fight. A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Commissioner Causey settles automobile insurance rate case, avoids costly hearing Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced a settlement with the N.C. Rate Bureau on automobile insurance rates. The settlement provides for an average statewide increase of 5%. The settlement is 17.6 percentage points lower than what the Rate Bureau requested in Februa  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission is inviting comments on a proposal to waive the Advanced Meter Infrastructure, or smart meter, opt-out fee for certain Dominion Energy North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, customers. The request stems from a motion filed by the public staff on May 23, 2025, concerning "Application of Virginia Electric and Power Co. dba Dominion Energy North Carolina, for Adjustment of Rate and Charges Applicable to Electric Service in North Carolina".   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill: Made in America Becomes the Norm, Not a Novelty Reconciliation bill renews immediate expensing for R&D, 100% immediate expensing for equipment and machinery, and interest deductibility, incentivizes construction of new factories in America, and lowers rates for those who build in the U.S.A. * Washington,   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on the White House Deploying National Guard to Los Angeles * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement on the White House deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles during the city's protests (link is external). "The president's decision to deploy National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to stop American citizens from pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Reps. David Scott, Scanlon, Frost, and Adams Introduce Legislation to Expand Student Access to Music and Arts Education WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), alongside Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), announced the introduction of the Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act. The bill e  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Letter to Champion STARBASE Education Program for Kansas Students * Salina, KS - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) led a bipartisan letter requesting full funding for the U.S. Department of Defense's STARBASE program for fiscal year 2026. Senator Marshall has long been an advocate for the STARBASE programs, which provide unique, hands-on Science, Technology, Enginee  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes Rep. McDowell's Bill Strengthening Coast Guard Drug Enforcement and Overdose Response WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives tonight passed Congressman Addison McDowell's (R-NC) bill, H.R. 2351, to strengthen the Coast Guard's authority to combat drug trafficking and respond to fentanyl overdoses. This is Congressman McDowell's first bill to pass the House floor.  more