WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Participates in Groundbreaking for the Legacy Business Park in Lexington * Lexington, KY-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Legacy Business Park in Lexington. Barr secured a $10M federal grant through the Community Funding Project (CFP) process in fiscal year 2024. The new Legacy Business Park is expected to create almost 1,700 high   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates Confirmation of Olivia Trusty to FCC WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after Olivia Trusty was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): "The FC  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Requests More Information on Improperly Shared User Data by California's Health Insurance Marketplace Website WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Reps. Palmer (AL-06), Carter (GA-01), Bilirakis (FL-12), and Obernolte (CA-23), penned  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Hearing on NHTSA and Motor Vehicle Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - Text.WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, anno  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Hearing on the Beneficial Use of Coal Ash WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled A Decade Later: A Revie  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Comer & Higgins Investigate Sanctuary Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass Over Violent LA Riots WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today are launching an investigation into the violent riots in L  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $1M for disaster-relief jobs, training for Kentucky residents affected by severe storms, flooding * The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Kentucky residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms. Beginning Feb. 14, 2025, through March 7, 2025, a severe weather sy  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $2M to Kentucky to help workers affected by layoffs in Bluegrass Area Development District * The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $2 million to Bluegrass Area Development District Inc. in Kentucky to support employment and training services for people affected by layoffs at the Bluegrass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant and Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. In Ma  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Army * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, convened today's hearing "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Army". Prepared text of his opening statement follows: "With us today are   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Republicans Investigate Funding Behind Los Angeles Riots Linked to Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Taskforce on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficie  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on June 26, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice Cynthia Minette Marten, resigned. * Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, vice Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, resigned. * Daniel Aronowitz, of Virgi  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, June 18 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * T-Mobile donates $50,000 to support veteran, spouse entrepreneurs * DAV (Disabled American Veterans) has received a generous $50,000 donation from T-Mobile to sponsor the organization's veteran entrepreneurship contests, DAV Patriots Pitch. Hosted three times annually, the contests are specifically designed for veteran and spouse founders to showcase their innovative busine  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 19 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Webinar Summary: Mental Health and Workforce Policy in Rural Communities Presented by CSG South in collaboration with the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) * About one in five adults in rural America experiences mental illness, yet barriers to care--such as provider shortages, limited broadband access, and ongoing stigma--remain especially pronounced in these communities. In r  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these items and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations as specified in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040406). The determinations in this notice are the sole r  more