WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- BikeWalkBG, a Bowling Green, Kentucky-based organization dedicated to enhancing transportation safety, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation. In this letter, the group emphasizes the critical need for safer roads as part of the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization process. The organization highlights several key recommendations for both the department and Congress to consider, urging a shift in the way federal funds are  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Community Action Council has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The council's comments express concerns that the agency's reinterpretation of the status of Head Start as a "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 will have an adverse effect on its ability to serve communities. The organization, which provides   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Pennyroyal Healthcare Services dba Community Medical Clinic, Princeton, Kentucky, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The organization's comments express concerns about the agency's interpretation of "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The letter states that for 27 years, the federal government has stood   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Family Health Centers Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality opposing a proposal to re-designate the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit." The organization asserts that this interpretation is contrary to law and damaging to the public health mission of community health centers. The letter states that the agency's reinterpretation of a 19  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following information collection: Title: FY24 and FY25 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). Background: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-42, Section 126, March 9, 2024, and the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, Public Law 119-4, each provide up to $250 million (up to $500 million total) to be awarded by the FHWA for a Compet  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Grayson County Health Department, Leitchfield, Kentucky, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality urging the agency to withdraw or modify a proposal that would restrict eligibility for certain health services. The letter argues that granting or withholding care based on immigration status would erode the fundamental mission of community health centers and undermine public well-b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended a proposed rate adjustment from Inter-County Energy Cooperative Corp., Danville, Kentucky. The "Electronic Application Inter-County Energy Cooperative Corporation for Pass-Through of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.'s Wholesale Rate Adjustment" (Case No. 2025-00216) was filed on August 1, 2025, with an initial effective date of September 1, 2025. The suspension is a consequence of a related com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended a proposed rate adjustment by Salt River Electric Cooperative Corp., Bardstown, Kentucky, delaying any potential increase until at least January 31, 2026. The decision comes after the PSC also put a temporary halt on a related rate application from Salt River Electric's wholesale supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester. Salt River Electric filed its application on August 1, 2025,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended a request by Owen Electric Cooperative Inc., Owenton, Kentucky, to pass through a wholesale rate adjustment from its supplier. The "Electronic Application of Owen Electric Cooperative, Inc. for Pass-Through of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.'s Wholesale Rate Adjustment" (Case No. 2025-00217) was filed on August 1, 2025, with a proposed effective date of September 1, 2025. The suspension is a d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, Kentucky, has suspended a rate adjustment application from Jackson Energy Cooperative Corp., McKee, Kentucky. On August 1, 2025, Jackson Energy filed its application to pass on any wholesale rate adjustments granted to its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester, under the docket title "Electronic Application of Jackson Energy Cooperative Corporation for Pass-Through of East Kentucky Power Coope  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended a proposed rate adjustment by Cumberland Valley Electric Inc., Gray, Kentucky. The company filed an application (Case No. 2025-00218) on August 1, 2025, to pass on any wholesale rate increase from its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester. The suspension is tied directly to a separate case involving EKPC's own rate application (Case No. 2025-00208). The commission's August 14 or  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm * (Austin, TX, August 15, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NW  more