WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Edward J. Markey (MA) led a letter to the leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with seven House and two Senate colleagues urging the federally owned electric utility agency to reconsider its focus on expanding gas-fired power generation and instead encourage and plan for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and distributed energy sources in its final  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a 10-page Report to the General Assembly Law Committee on Feb. 1, 2024. Executive Summary Under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, or "CTDPA," Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 42-515 et seq., the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") is mandated to make a report ("Report"), no later than February 1, 2024, which must include: (1) the number of notices of violation the Attorney General has issued; (2) the nature of each violation; (3)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) applaud the U.S. House of Representatives passage of their bipartisan legislation, S.1478, designating U.S. Highway 20, which runs from Oregon to Massachusetts, the "National Medal of Honor Highway." The bill unanimously passed the U.S. Senate in December 2023, and now awaits President Joe Biden's signature to become law. "Idaho's veterans enrich our commu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 25, 2024, from the Northwest Horticultural Council: * * * To: Jan Matuszko Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Benzovindiflupyr: Draft Biological Evaluation with Effects Determinations and Jeopardy/Adverse Modification Predictions for Fed more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Reserve System Board of Governors issued a change in bank control notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 6, 2024, entitled "Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company". Here are excerpts: * * * The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in actin more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation's water resources infrastructure. The measure approved today is the House A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: DC [12/10/24] Today the House sent legislation to President Joe Biden's desk that authorizes $60 million of funding secured by Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) for water infrastructure projects in Washington County. The funding is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The combined $60 million will support the Beaverton North Transmission Line Intertie Project and Willamette Wat more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nader Pourhassan, 61, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, 71, of Potomac, Maryland, e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a long-time leader in the fight to revive the population of the iconic Western Monarch butterfly--today issued the following statement after the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as 'threatened' under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): "Our monarchs are in grave danger. We've all experienced the moment of c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today funding for nine projects that demonstrate promising local arts and cultural approaches for addressing social connection, belonging, and mental health through the arts. Each organization will receive a non-matching grant of $150,000 for their project, totaling $1.35 million in allocated funding, and will participate in opportuni more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024, on the U.S. District Court's preliminary injunction blocking the Kroger-Albertsons merger: * * * "Earlier today, Judge Adrienne Nelson of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon granted the State of Oregon's request for a preliminary injunction that would block the Kroger-Albertsons merger from proceeding. Judge Nelson's ruling confirms our argument that the pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024, on the designation of the longest U.S. highway as the "National Medal of Honor Highway": * * * I am glad to share that this week, U.S. Route 20, the nation's longest road stretching from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts, will be officially designated as the "National Medal of Honor Highway" under legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday. The 12 states along US more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9541, the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act, legislation authored by U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle(OR-04) and Mike Ezell(MS-04). This bill would provide more tools for not-for-profit electric utilities to invest in long-term hazard mitigation and grid resilience solutions while rebuilding infrastructure af more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following remarks on Dec. 10, 2024, on the PRESS Act: * * * In a moment, I will ask for unanimous consent to pass my bipartisan bill, the PRESS Act. I want to explain why this is such an important and bipartisan issue. The PRESS Act is written to complement the First Amendment's Constitutional protection for journalists, by ensuring they can do their jobs without unneeded government interference. Our bipartisan bill shields journalis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today issued the following statement in response to today's news of a federal judge halting the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger: "This is great news for grocery shoppers in Oregon who would have faced higher prices at Kroger and Albertsons if this ill-conceived consolidation had gone through," said Wyden, who led lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Members of Congress would be able to formally consider how bills affect people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, while designing policies that better advance racial and economic equity * * * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden said today he has joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would provide policymakers with standardized data about the effects of their policies across race and inco more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Secure American Communications Act Demands the FCC Issue Cybersecurity Regulations Required by Federal Law; Wyden Urges Senate to Pass Three Bills to Finally Protect U.S. Communications Against Foreign Hackers and Spies * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a draft bill to secure U.S. phone and wireless networks, following the massive breach of the American telecommunications system by Chinese- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * With President Biden's signature, the longest U.S. highway will be designated as the "National Medal of Honor Highway" * * * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo today applauded the U.S. House passage of their bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Ore. and New England as the "National Medal of Honor Highway." "Our veterans in Oregon and throughout Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said today they have reintroduced legislation banning data brokers from selling Americans' sensitive personal information. Data gathered by brokers has been used to circumvent the Fourth Amendment, out LGBTQ+ Americans, and stalk and harass individuals. Recently, some brokers ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Legal Aid Society, New York: * * * ABOUT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY The Legal Aid Society, the nation's oldest and largest not-for-profit legal services organization, is more than a law firm for clients who cannot afford to pay for counsel. It is an indispensable component of the legal, social, and economic fabric of New York City - passionately advocating for low- more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted on December 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger Company from acquiring Albertsons Companies, Inc. in what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The FTC challenged the $24.6 billion deal alongside a bipartisan group of nine state attorneys general. In response to the distri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: PORTLAND, Ore. - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to reclassify rough popcornflower from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with an accompanying 4(d) rule. The proposed rule will publish in the Federal Register tomorrow, opening a 60-day public comment period that runs through February 10, 2025.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, provide safe drinking water and create good-paying jobs. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced a federal investment of nearly $2.5 million for Oregon State University to develop and test marine energy devices that are key in the climate crisis battle. "There is huge potential to build an even stronger tool in the fight against the ongoing climate crisis with the development of marine energy technology right here in  more PR