WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: Title: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity. OMB Control Number: 0579-0192. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Committee Releases Conferenced CJS, E&W, and Interior Bills U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the final fiscal year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Budget Deficit Reduction Measure * WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) Co-Chairs Bill Huizenga (R-Michigan) and Scott Peters (D-California), in addition to Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania), and Mike Quigley (D-Illinois), to introduce House Resolution 981 establishing a clear fiscal goal - reduce t  more

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 9 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * From paper to national policy map: How UMaine student tracked America's most sweeping PFAS response * PFAS chemicals contaminating wells, farmland and food across Maine are often tracked through court filings, lab reports and dense regulatory language. But for the past two years, they have also been tracked, in real time, by an undergraduate student at the University of Maine. As the state races to c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to lower health care costs by renewing ACA tax credits * WASHINGTON Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted in favor of legislation to renew for three years an enhanced tax credit program that helps millions of Americans afford health insurance plans on state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. The bill passed 230-196, with 17 Republicans joining all Democrats in favor. Despite   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco: * * * Gov. Mills allows Sen. Bailey bill to expand access to preventive cancer and cardiac screenings for firefighters and police officers to become law Yesterday, Gov. Mills announced that she will allow a bill from Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco, to become law. LD 784, "An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Respond  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Joins Republican Senators in Demanding Accountability from Tim Walz Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his Republican Senate colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal funding in Minnesota. Graham and his colleagues slammed Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers on Diversion of Federal Law Enforcement Agents to Immigration Enforcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and 27 other Senators in blasting President Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi No  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * Sen. Mike Tipping presents final report of the Commission to Protect Maine Hospitals to legislative committee On Wednesday, after months of meetings, Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, and Rep. Michelle Boyer, D-Cape Elizabeth, presented the final report of the Commission to Evaluate Regulatory Review and Oversight of Health Care Transactions That Impact the Deli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers The entire Senate Republican Conference, led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Majo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Colleagues Demand Accountability Over Widespread Reports of Fraud and Abuse in Minnesota * WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 51 of their Senate colleagues in writing a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to demand accountability over widespread reports  more

FORT KENT, Maine, Jan. 10 -- The University of Maine's Fort Kent Campus issued the following news: * * * Acadian Archives Lecture Series Returns with Five-Week Virtual Lineup The Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes located at the University of Maine at Fort Kent will launch its annual Acadian History Lecture Series on February 12, featuring five weeks of expert-led presentations exploring 400 years of heritage. The series will take place every Thursday at 6 p.m. and will be entirely availab  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: Families, Not Bureaucrats * From Fox News to the Maine Wire, news outlets across the country are taking notice of the Goldwater Institute's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Amber Lavigne, a Maine mom who discovered that public school officials were aiding her child in a gender transition without her knowledge or consent. Amber only learned what was happe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Taxpayers Following Rampant Child Care Fraud in Minnesota * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Republican colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "We write to express serious concern regarding recent reports and f  more