WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Applauds Trump Administration's Proposed Fuel Economy Standards * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled its "Freedom Means Affordable Cars" proposal to reset the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. "The Biden Administration manipulated fuel economy standards to imp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "The Back the Blue   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Houchin Highlights Legislative Push to Protect Children Online as E&C Subcommittee Holds Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a legislative hearing on protecting children and teens online, featuring several bills led or co-led by Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09). These proposals work together to give parents st  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * MEMORANDUM TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: December 5, 2025 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions and a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Attends Hunger Roundtable * Merrillville, IN - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan attended a Hunger Roundtable at the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana to discuss the role of federal programs to combat food insecurity. The discussion included participants from Bread for the World, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Crown Point Community School Corporation, Faith Farms CDC, Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, Mea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "Any violence or a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate Successful Implementation of Workforce Development Partnership * Today, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) provided an update on the Trump Administration's historic actions to integrate the federal government's workforce development portfolio. The Departments transitioned the Workforce Innovation and Opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US departments of Labor, Education celebrate successful implementation of workforce development partnership * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education provided an update today on the Trump Administration's historic actions to integrate the federal government's workforce development portfolio, announcing that the departments transitioned the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act stat  more