WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Nineteen State Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting its proposed rule on "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period." The Attorneys General stated that the agency's policy for evaluating state plans respects the Clean Air Act, state sovereignty, and furthers a commonsense approach to energy generation. The Attorneys General affirmed that a state's plan pre  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Five St. Elizabeth Healthcare doctors have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging a stronger recommendation for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) deficiency testing to guide fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy. The community-based cancer center located in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio, which has routinely performed preemptive DPYD genetic testing since late 2020, shared its experiences and insights on the feasibility  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed - Here's the truth: The One Big, Beautiful Bill actually strengthens Medicaid * Bowling Green, KY - In a new op-ed in the Courier Journal, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) set the record straight on how the One Big, Beautiful Bill strengthens Medicaid for the Kentuckians the program is intended to serve: mothers, children, seniors, and people   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie: "The EPA's Announcement is a Victory for Consumer Choice" Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released a statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to roll back Obama and Biden-era regulations that have limited motor vehicle  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues East Jordan Plastics for Sexual Harassment * Federal Agency Charges Plastic Containers Manufacturer Ignored Sexual Harassment Complaints and Delayed Taking Remedial Action DETROIT-- East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to sexual harassment before taking untimely rem  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on July 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity has remained unchanged since our previous report. Consumer spending reports were mixed. Residential real estate activity has slightly increased. Bankers across the District reported improved earnings performance in the second quarter due to lower funding costs. Employment levels were generally unchanged, and wage growth has been mo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Partners for Rural Impact (PRI) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) offering feedback on the agency's proposed supplemental grant priorities. PRI is dedicated to the success of rural students and communities, and emphasized the need for specific attention to rural areas within the department's grant priorities. PRI commended the department's focus on evidence-based literacy, education choice, and state flexibility. However, the o  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Kentucky Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Flooding * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kentucky who sustained economic losses caused by flooding that occurred Feb.   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Kentucky Private Nonprofits Affected by May Storms * ATLANTA - In response to a Presidential disaster declaration for public assistance issued July 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for certain private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kentucky affected by th  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has concluded its examination of the environmental surcharge mechanism of Big Rivers Electric Corp., Owensboro, Kentucky, for several billing periods. The commission also reviewed the pass-through mechanisms of Big Rivers Electric Corp.'s three member cooperatives: Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Brandenburg, Kenergy Corp., Henderson and Jackson Purchase Energy Corp., Paducah, Kentucky. The review, titled "  more