WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Provides Update on Review of the Federal Government's Investigation of Epstein and Maxwell House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced updates on the Committee's review of the federal government's investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Kentucky Wholesale Distributors Association has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration asserting strong opposition to the proposed rule titled "Tobacco Product Standard for Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products." This proposed regulation seeks to impose a maximum nicotine content of 0.70 milligrams per gram of tobacco in various tobacco products, which the organization claims would lead to substantial market dis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has dismissed a complaint filed by Thomas Loecken against Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Glasgow, Kentucky. The order (Case No. 2024-00410), served on August 21, 2025, closes the case after the complainant failed to amend his initial filing. The complaint, titled "Thomas Loecken vs. Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation", was filed on December 27, 2024. In the complaint, Loecken alleged that F  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has issued its third request for information (Case No. 2025-00140) to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester, regarding the utility's proposal to create a tariff for data center power. The request, served on August 21, 2025, asks for clarification on how East Kentucky Power Cooperative classifies potential data center customers and its generation choices for serving these facilities. The Electronic Tari  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Allegations of Manipulated and Inaccurate Crime Data by D.C. MPD Leadership House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation following disturbing allegations and whistleblower disclosures suggesting that leadership within the Met  more