WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * 15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap - A Home for Every Child The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that 14 states and the District of Columbia have joined A Home for Every Child, a bipartisan initiative to increase the number of licen  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 365 former attorneys who served at the U.S. Department of Justice has submitted a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to a proposed rulemaking concerning the review of state bar complaints and allegations against DOJ attorneys, aiming to give the Attorney General discretionary authority to review and potentially delay or displace state bar disciplinary investigations into DOJ lawyers. The former DOJ attorneys argue that this proposal is both   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Lower Half Richard S. Lofgren, acting chief of the U.S. Navy Reserve, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chair Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 59,000 Navy Reserve Sailors, 2,400 Strategic Sealift Officers, and 400 civilians of the Navy Reserve. I wa  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Caleb Penick: Finding Purpose in Child Therapy and Service at WKU * For Caleb Penick of Campbellsville, Kentucky, the road to psychology and child therapy wasn't straightforward. "Originally I came into WKU with communication disorders major," he recalls. "I thought I could work with kids that way, but it was a lot more science than I was comfortable with." That realization set him on a new pat  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * E&C Chairman Guthrie Warns: Without Permitting Reform, America Will Lose the AI Race to China * "We have the money. What we don't have is the energy and the regulatory structure in which to compete." House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) addressed a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, laying out the committee's legislative agenda across   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Auto Parts Manufacturer and General Manager Sentenced for Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste GOTEC Plus Sun LLC (GOTEC), a Delaware company, pleaded guilty today to illegal storage of hazardous waste. GOTEC was sentenced to pay a $275,000 fine and to serve a one-year term of probation. On March 30, the court sentenced Natalie Fehse, the   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Financial Institutions Subcommittee Examines Credit Reporting and Impact on Access to Credit Yesterday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), examined the consumer credit reporting market and the importance of accurate credit reports for r  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-595) on the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act (H.R. 6387). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 9, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose And Summary The purpose of H.R. 6387 is to amend the Clean Air Act (CAA) to encourage wildfire mitigation efforts and provide clarity on how to treat the air monitoring data resulting from these activities in att  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-594) on the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act (H.R. 6409). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 9, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary The purpose of H.R. 6409 is to clarify the treatment of foreign emissions under section 179 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Background and Need for Legislation CLEAN AIR ACT Unde  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-574) on the Kari's Law Reporting Act (H.R. 5201). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on March 26, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 5201, Kari's Law Reporting Act, was introduced on September 8, 2025, by Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). It would require the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on implementat  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-596) on the Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act (H.R. 6398). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 9, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary The purpose of H.R. 6398 is to amend the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 309 removing the duplicative requirement for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and provide written c  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * House Passes Permitting Reform Bills to Cut the Red Tape Holding Back American Manufacturing and Economic Growth Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, celebrated the House passage of legislation to cut unnecessary and burdensome requirements under the Clean Air Act, su  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * In One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer Fraud Five Arrested Yesterday in Three States for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Scheme * The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Kentucky Supreme Court's Dangerous Impeachment Ruling Subverts State Constitution * The impeachment power is nearly 700 years old-Parliament first used it in the year 1376-but it wasn't until this month that the Kentucky Supreme Court decided it could block the people's elected representatives from exercising this ancient constitutional power. In a 5-1 ruling, the justices ordered th  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Oden centers growth en route to speech-language pathology career * Focused on a career as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), Emily Oden has shaped her Hilltopper Journey around opportunities for growth. Majoring in Communication Disorders, Oden left her hometown in Guthrie, focused on learning from each experience to be the best in her future career. "From a young age, I knew that I wanted to  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Tennessee Businesses, Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Storm * WASHINGTON -In response to an Presidential disaster declaration issued April 10, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest disaster loans for Tennessee businesses, nonprofits, and residents affected by s  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * SGA President Rush Robinson Connects Philosophy and Student Leadership * Rush Robinson of Benton, KY and the Class of 2026 wears many hats. He is a philosophy major (actually a triple major in philosophy, psychology, and sociology!). But he is also the Student Government Association president and Student Regent for the WKU Board of Regents! One of our philosophy faculty, Landon Elkind, recentl  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Student Awarded Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship * WKU student Brianna Bennish, a first-generation college student, was awarded a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship in the Spring 2026 application cycle for study abroad to Poland in Summer 2026. She graduated from Somerset Community College in May 2025 with high distinction, earning an associate in arts degree and a certificate   more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU sweeps leaderboard in ASCE concrete canoe competition * Western Kentucky University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter brought home an array of accolades from the 2026 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Symposium. WKU was among 14 teams composed of civil engineering students in the competition held April 9-11, hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of L  more