WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-446) on the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 580). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Jan. 13, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 580 amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) to lower the burdens imposed by federal regulatory mandates upon states, local governments, tribal governments, and t  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky posted the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * South Carolina Man and Coal Mine Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud LONDON, Ky. - A Meggett, South Carolina, man, John Quintrell, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier to 48 months in prison for willful failure to pay over more than $22 million in taxes owed to the IRS. According to his plea agreement, from at least September   more