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 29 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Joins EPA Administrator Zeldin, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Governor Mike Braun to Unveil Historic Deregulation Efforts to Reverse EV Mandates * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Indiana Secreta  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 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Releases Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, Regulations that Paved the Way for Electric Vehicle Mandates * If finalized, this proposal would undo the underpinning of $1 trillion in costly regulations, save more than $54 billion annually INDIANAPOLIS - At an auto dealership in Indiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from DOE on Decision to Terminate Loan Commitment for Grain Belt Express U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on the decision to abruptly  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Mrvan Hosts Medicaid Roundtable * Valparaiso, IN - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan hosted a roundtable with Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to discuss the impact of cuts to Medicaid. The roundtable included representatives from 219 Health Network, Community HealthNet, Edgewater Health, HealthLinc, NorthShore Health Centers  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Applauds Committee Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), released the following statement after SSCI passed the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2026: "As the United States faces increasingly integrated global adversaries and non-state threats, I am proud to   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Advocate for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 13 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to advance President Trump's goals of curin  more