WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- JJ Apodaca, executive director of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (ARC), Louisville, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) expressing opposition to a proposal that seeks to modify or eliminate Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for eleven species treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance (SOA). The organization argues that this change would allow for the recreational harvesting  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Joyce Pen Letter to CMS Following HHS Announcement Decertifying South Florida OPO and Implementing Further Safety Guidelines for the Organ Procurement and Transplant System Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13),   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Eight Bills to Reform Appliance and Building Policies Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a subcommittee markup of eight   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Secures $3 Million in Funding for Campbellsville University's School of Business, Economics & Technology Building Project * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced that the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, recently passed by Congress, includes $3 million in federal funding for the c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Secures More Than $7 Million for First Responders in Eastern Kentucky * WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed legislation passed by Congress to reopen the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Three federal funding bills for fiscal year 2026 were included in the package to reopen the government, along with two requests for Community Project Funding f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * E&C Leaders & Health Experts Reinforce the Benefits of President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts In President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts, House Republicans implemented provisions that protect our federal health care programs for the traditional Medicaid population--our expectant mothers, their children, low-income seniors, and indi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Energy and Commerce Weekly Look Ahead: The Week of November 17th, 2025 This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is holding two Subcommittee Hearings and two Subcommittee Markups. Read more below. SUBCOMMITTEE MARKUP: The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a markup of 28 bills to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medics Train for Combat at Fort Campbell's School of Medicine * In front of you is an off-white sheet metal warehouse. It sits along an unassuming road next to a mock village where verdant tree tops can just be seen capping each structure. Upon entering the building, you get a handful of classes, some things you already know, some you don't, some you haven't done in years. Soon, you enter a training lane, the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Rare Species Discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new mussel species has been discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River. The National Park Service has been monitoring freshwater mussel populations in the Obed River for years, including a number of threatened and endangered species. In a recent survey, the National Park Service discovered Pleur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Semper Tek Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to raise the size standard for the construction industry, specifically for the NAICS 236220 code, from $45 million to $100 million. The organization's president highlighted how the current size standard falls short amid rising costs and inflation. The SBA's NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) was published in August 2025 and prompted Semper Tek to voice its concern regarding the gro  more