DALLAS, Texas, June 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * A $25K Down Payment Assistance Grant from FHLB Dallas and First National Bank Texas Helps Dental Assistant Achieve Homeownership * Ms. Hernandez stands in front of her new home in El Paso, Texas. This milestone was made possible in part by a $25K Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership grant from FHLB Dallas that provided down payment as  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11330) on June 26, 2025, by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * Federal Preemption and Texas S.B. 4 In November 2023, Texas passed Senate Bill 4 (S.B. 4), which makes it a crime for an alien to, among other things, enter or attempt to enter the state from a foreign nation through a location other than a lawful port of entry. The law - which would require an alie  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Gallego Fights for Tax Equality for Married Couples Legislation would retroactively give refunds to same-sex married couples who were denied opportunity to lower tax bill by filing jointly * WASHINGTON - On the ten-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and the twelve-year anniversary of U.S. v. Windsor, which struck  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The World Resources Institute has issued a report titled "Global Drivers of Forest Loss at 1 km Resolution," offering a first-of-its-kind high-resolution map pinpointing the dominant causes of global tree cover loss from 2001 to 2022. Published on June 12, 2025, in Environmental Research Letters, the report introduces a deep learning-based classification of forest disturbances, aiming to improve how governments, companies, and land managers track deforestation and  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Intelligence Committee Colleagues Introduce Bill to Streamline Intel Acquisition Processes * Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence members Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Act, which would enable the Intelligence Community (IC) to streamline acquisition processes and prioritize s  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Shaheen, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Development of Sustainable Wood Products and Support Forest Products Industry * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and energy from biomass made from small-dia  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden Call on Republicans to Stop Solar Cuts that Threaten K-12 School Funds * Lawmakers release data showing over 250 schools at risk of delayed projects and higher energy costs Letter Text and Full Dataset (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation announces support for fire restrictions issued for Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Southern California * Boulder City, Nev. - Due to the escalating threat of wildfires caused by high temperatures, low humidity, and dry vegetation, the Bureau of Reclamation is taking decisive action. Effective immediately, fire restrictions will be enforced on lands managed or   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 28 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Announce Senator John Kavanagh as New Majority Leader Senate Republicans are announcing Senator John Kavanagh will serve as the new Senate Majority Leader, effective immediately. "We held an organizational meeting today to elect a new Senate Majority Leader. Senator John Kavanagh was elected by his peers," said Senate President Warren Petersen.   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Collins, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Development of Sustainable Wood Products and Support Forest Products Industry * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) are reintroducing the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and e  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of June 23, 2025 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Condemning the Violent L.A. Riots Over the last few weeks, the American people have witnessed violent, destructive riots in Los Angeles protesting the rightful deportations of dangerous illegal immigrants. So-called "peaceful protesters" set cars on fire,  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * What They Are Actually Saying - and What The Trump Administration is Ignoring: Roadless Rule Rescission Communities, Tribes, Businesses, Sporting Groups, and Elected Officials Are United In Adamant Opposition Against USDA's Proposed Rescission of the Roadless Rule * Washington, D.C. - Following Secretary of Agriculture Ro  more