WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 1 of 5) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./47 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 2 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * KDP Statement on Sharp Hiring Decrease Caused by Trump Administration FRANKFORT, Ky. - Today, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the dismal job report that shows hiring nationwide has decreased sharply as a direct result of President Trump's failed economic policies -- and the Kentucky Republicans who refuse to stand up to him, as h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell and Coons in The Washington Post on FY26 Defense Appropriations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee wrote the following op-ed for today's digital edition of The Washington Post: On T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Helps Secure Federal Funding for the City of Winchester * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the City of Winchester will receive a $2.7 million federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to upgrade sewer infrastructure at the Winchester Industrial Park. The improvements will include the installation of a new sewer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell: We Should Grow Hemp and Protect Kids at the Same Time * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, delivered the following floor remarks today regarding his continued efforts to protect children's health, support industrial hemp and CBD: "I rise today to discuss the original intent of the 2018   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Strong Support in KY U.S. Senate Race for Term Limits on Congress U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2026 U.S. Senate candidate for Kentucky, Jacob Trimble, for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, candidate Michael Faris also signed the pledge. U.S. Term Limits has the support of more than 150   more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 1 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * Unique Lending Library Opening on WKU's Campus The Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex will start off the month of August by opening the WHAS augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) lending library for the community to use. AACs are used by people of all ages when they have difficulties with speech or language skills. Some individuals may use the devices for their entire lives, while  more