WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Massie Introduces Bill to Repeal Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act * Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov Contact #: 202-225-346 Washington, D.C.- Today Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) re-introduced the "Safe Students Act." The "Safe Students Act" (H.R. 5066) repeals the "Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990," (GFSZA) eliminating GFSZA's one-size-fits-all federal ban on guns in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Manager of Illinois Mine Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Mine Safety and Health Administration Regarding Underground Fire * Timothy Brandon Parsons, 38, of Louisa, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea yesterday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in Aug  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Beshear, Congressman Rogers Announce $26 Million for Eastern Kentucky Economic Revitalization * CORBIN, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2025) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced nearly $26 million to help support education, tourism and economic development in Kentucky's Appalachian region. The funding was announced at the annual SOAR conference in Corbin. Fif  more