WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The exercise and associated inspection teste more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHICAGO Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in Butler County, Ohio. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any conce more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Cincinnati Museum Center has announced its intention to repatriate a Hohokam Indian Paint Palette to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona. This decision follows the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Paint Palette, made of slate, was found in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains and donated to the museum in 1952. The Tohono O'odham Nation has asserted a cultural affiliation with the object, stating that su more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from SMART Transportation Division, Independence, Ohio: * * * To: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. DOT-OST-2022-0027 * * * These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union (SMART-TD), an organizatio more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Community Legal Aid: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, D.C. 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2024-SCC-0128, Agency Informa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice and supplemental response to comments in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is addressing certain comments that were submitted on the proposed Good Neighbor Plan that the Supreme Court of the United States concluded the EPA had likely n more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act. The legislation will protect railroad employees by ending government mandated cuts to their unemployment and sickness benefits once and for all.The bill now heads to the President's desk. "Today marks a victory for our nation's railroad workers. My REEF Act will right the wrong of unfai more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Government Publishing Office's (GPO) print procurement program awarded $469.2 million in contracts with private-sector printing companies across the country to meet the printing and publishing needs of Federal agencies in fiscal year 2024. This work represented more than 73,000 orders. Nearly 75 percent of all printing ordered by Federal agencies from GPO is performed by private sector firms more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, sent a letter to CVS Health President and CEO David Joyner requesting documents and information related to CVS Caremark's practices that limit the ability of patients to access servic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: The recently introduced Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025 includes several pieces of bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), including: the TAKE IT DOWN Act, the TICKET Act, and the Informing Consumers About Smart Dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 30, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. DATES: C more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The White House and the on Tuesday co-hosted a roundtable on addressing chronic absenteeism in schools. During this roundtable, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten led a discussion with education leaders as well as researchers, philanthropic, private sector and non-profit leaders to discuss actions they are taking to support states, districts,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Commission declines to impose a penalty based on company's self-report, cooperation, and remediation * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Ohio-based Express, Inc., a multi-brand American fashion retailer, for failing to disclose executive compensation it paid to its now former CEO. According to the SEC's order, in definitive  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) led their colleagues in demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the oversight of used cooking oil (UCO) imports, which is necessary for protecting the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the price of homegrown commodities like soybeans. "Without a robust verification process, the credibility of the RFS is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation, Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - In Marion County, Indiana": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 1.8-mile rail line that runs between Lat/Long (39.74752, -86.18469) and Lat/Long (39.7294, -86.20626) on it more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim report titled, "Sustainability Shakedown: How a Climate Cartel of Money Managers Colluded to Take Over the Board of America's Largest Energy Company." The interim report reveals how a cartel of the world's largest financial institutions and climate activists colluded through climate alliances and initiatives to rep more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 42-year-old resident of San Benito has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Salvador Cortez-Nava aka Chava pleaded guilty Aug. 24, 2023. U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera has now ordered Cortez-Nava to serve 120 months in federal prison to be immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing today titled, "American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference." Witnesses: * Matthew O'Neill, former Managing Director for Secret Service's Global Cyber Investigative Operations * Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust * B more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from the City Bar Justice Center, New York: * * * To: Jonathan Taylor Staff Attorney Office of the General Counsel (022) Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 RE: RIN 2900-AR94; Comment to Improving Accreditation Process and Strengthening Legal Education Requirements for Accredited Agents and Attorneys * * * Dear Mr. Tayl more ST

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Adrian Horton, also known as "Big Guy" and "Fat Boy," 23, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court  more PR