WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect American Assets from Unlawful Seizures by Foreign Governments * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Defending American Property Abroad Act. This legislation will deter and punish any nation in the Western Hemisphere that unla  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Flying icon finds final resting place at Commemorative Air Force Airbase Museum * A thunderous arrival turned solemn tribute as a legendary U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+ touched down at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona this June, marking the aircraft's official retirement and its induction into the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Arizona Museum. Maj. Robert "Robin" Weed  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * North Carolina Launches Strategic Planning Process to Guide State's Economic Development through 2030 Steering Committee Kicks Off July 28 to Help Shape Statewide Vision * Today in partnership with Governor Josh Stein, the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced the official kickoff of the state's next Comprehensive Strategic Economic Development P  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearings on water quality impacts from Transco's proposed pipeline expansion * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on Sept. 2 and Sept. 4 in order to accept public comments on water quality impacts from Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Advocate for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 13 of his Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support initiatives across a range of criti  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Trane Technologies, Davidson, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy expressing concerns about a proposed rule regarding the TE2 test procedure for commercial warm air furnaces. The company contends that the proposed test method in Appendix B is overly burdensome and does not accurately represent how these furnaces operate in typical use. Trane Technologies agrees with the departm  more