WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Awards to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults and People With Disabilities * ACL is pleased to announce the 2025 award recipients of its Falls Prevention Program. The five grantees include health care systems, public health departments, and a state-level nonprofit organization. They will receive approximately $6.25 million in combined funding to implem  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey Leads Colleagues in Letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Bessent Urging Fair Tax Treatment for Crypto * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led a group of 18 House lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary and Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Scott Bessent asking him to review and update guidance on the ta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Promises Made, Promises Kept DOE is Delivering on President Trump's Agenda of American Energy Dominance. UNLEASHING THE GOLDEN ERA OF ENERGY DOMINANCE AND LOWERING PRICES * With President Trump and Secretary Wright's leadership, the Energy Department has ushered in an unprecedented era of energy dominance, resulting in record energy production and more affordable prices. * Thanks to President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses * INDIO, Calif. In recent weeks, El Centro Sector agents arrested 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses during vehicle stops at immigration checkpoints and in interagency operations. Between Nov. 23 and Dec. 12, Indio Station agents apprehended 42   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Illegal alien from Eritrea passes away at Moshannon Valley Processing Center * PHILIPSBURG, Penn. Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old illegal alien from Eritrea, died in ICE custody Dec. 14 at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg. He was pronounced deceased at approximately 3:21 a.m. after experiencing medical distress. The cause of d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Federal Port Infrastructure Investments Nationwide * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Frank Mrvan (IN-01), Randy Weber (TX-14), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led the bipartisan introduction of the Securing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Mast Applaud President Trump's Executive Order to Reschedule Cannabis * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressmen Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Brian Mast (FL-21), the Republican Co-Chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, applaud President Trump's Executive Order to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move cannabis from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. "Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Federal Port Infrastructure Investments Nationwide * Washington DC - Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Frank Mrvan (IN-01), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Randy Weber (TX-14), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led the bipartisan introduction of the Securing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Bill to Track Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia Signed into Law * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced his bipartisan bill to help Ukraine track their abducted children by Russia was signed into law. Congressman Landsman's bipartisan bill - the Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act - will reestablish the U.S. Department of State's p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Secures Key U.S. Attorney Confirmations * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement after Dominick Gerace II was confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. In October, Senator Moreno secured the confirmation of David Toepfer as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. "Both David and Dominick have dedicated their careers to   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 20 (TNSrep) -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Fiscal Emergency Ended for Concord Township in Champaign County Auditor of State Keith Faber formally terminated the fiscal emergency declaration for Concord Township in Champaign County on Friday after an analysis confirmed the officials had achieved financial stability. "The community has worked hard to overcome its fiscal deficiencies and are on firm financial footi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPRESENTATIVES CLARKE, ESPAILLAT, AND SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO LOWER HOUSEHOLD ENERGY BILLS BY STOPPING EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS ABROAD * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Lowering American Energy Costs Act. The bill directs the President to prohibit most U.S. exports of natu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm 14 Law and Order Nominees to Deliver Safer Streets for Americans * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division. The nominees were confirmed last night as part of a nominations package of 97 exec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm 14 Law and Order Nominees to Deliver Safer Streets for Americans Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division. The nominees were confirmed last nigh  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * What new data tell us about the growth of occupational licensure * Many of us are required to maintain licenses in order to practice our occupations legally. In recent years, 22 percent of the employed have reported holding a government-issued license, in professions ranging from physical therapy to cosmetology to public school teaching. Because occupational licenses can be costly   more