WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Adams, Tokuda Call on USDA to Reinstate Rural Business Center Program for Farmers * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Members of the House Agriculture Committee, sent a letter signed by 38 House Democrats to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins calling for the USDA to reverse the reckless elimination of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Britt, Colleagues in Effort to Ban Noncitizens from Voting in D.C. Elections * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to ban noncitizens from voting in D.C. elections. "The American people's right to vote in free and fair elections is diminished when jurisdictions like D.C.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Howard Building Science, Inc., a North Carolina-based homebuilding company, has submitted a public comment letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging policymakers to prioritize energy efficiency in residential construction. The letter emphasizes the role of building codes and energy standards in making homes not only affordable to purchase but also to own and operate in the long term. In the letter, Howard Building Science's President highlights his extensiv  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Insurance Hearing Gets Results * Allstate will Pay Subcommittee Witness' Claim in FULL Following Investigation U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today announced that Allstate has agreed to fully compensate a victim who testified at the Senator's Disaster Management subcommittee hearing that exposed widespread fraud within the insurance industry. Allstate initially offered the victim, Natali  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Institute for Market Transformation, a nonprofit organization committed to high-performing buildings, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the retention of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 as the minimum energy code standards for newly constructed housing that receives financing from these agencies. The organization argues tha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * State Auditor Boliek Statement on DAVE Act Becoming Law State Auditor Dave Boliek released the following statement on House Bill 125, which includes The DAVE Act, becoming law: "The State Auditor's Office is prepared to establish the Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency. We had a team meeting earlier today on strategy, and look forward to gettin  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * NCDHHS Launches Two-Year Pilot Program Implementing an Alternative to Restraint for De-escalating Crises at Child Residential Facilities The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of a two-year pilot program in which 22 Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) for youth, operated by seven pr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai Releases Statement on NCGA Spending Plan North Carolina lawmakers passed a stopgap spending plan also known as a "mini budget" which was signed by Governor Josh Stein today. $600 million was included to support both the Medicaid rebase and the Medicaid Oversight Fund, however, this appropriation equates to a shortfall   more