WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47467) on March 10, 2023, entitled "Qatar: Issues for the 118th Congress" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Christopher M. Blanchard. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The State of Qatar is a small, energy-rich monarchy, strategically located near the center of the Persian Gulf. Defense and diplomatic cooperation anchor close-U.S. Qatari relations: Qatar hosts thousands of U.S. troops, allows U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSconf) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: * * * $3.5 Million Available to State, Local, and Tribal Governments * * * The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a 90-day solicitation for grant applications for its Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP or grant program) for state, local, and tribal governments. CPSC expects to award $3.5 million in 2-year grants in Fiscal Year 2023 to reduce deaths and injur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on efforts by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to "localize" the delivery of U.S. foreign assistance in friendly and more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will appoint Susan Peacock to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Her term will expire on January 14, 2029, and she will replace Fredrick Black. The Governor has also appointed Board Member Alex Blass to serve as Chair. "I am pleased to announce that I am appointing Susan Peacock to serve as a membe more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 15 (TNSfgov) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute hosted a US Congress Delegation to mark the programme's two decades of HIV/Aids relief. * * * The U.S. Congress delegation, led by Senator Lindsey Graham, Ambassador John Nkengasong, Ambassador Reuben Brigety and senior principals from the Elton John Foundation, visited the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute based in the more PR