WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The Veterans History Project, an initiative of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center, is marking its 25th year collecting and retaining the oral histories of our nation's veterans. U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), whose office has actively promoted and participated in the program including training more than 1,200 Arkansans to engage with it and conducting more than 100 interviews, will help c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain ty more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Mothers Finest misclassified dancers, failed to pay full wages, took fees from tips * * * WICHITA, KS - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 6, 2025, as part of its ongoing effort to recover wages and damages for 80 female entertainers of a Wichita gentlemen's club that allegedly failed to pay full wages, illegally deducted fees from their tips and requ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2025. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors. The Board of Governors in Washington appoints three of these directors and each year designates one of its appointees as Chair and a second as Deputy Chair. Following are the names of the Chairs and Deputy Chai more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Housing and Community Investment Committee of the Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) Board of Directors appointed one new individual and re-appointed four individuals to the FHLB Des Moines Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). The members are selected for their knowledge and experience providing or promoti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board has approved an application from the St. Louis County Port Authority to grant subzone status to True Manufacturing Co., Inc. for its facilities in O'Fallon and Mexico, Missouri. This approval allows the company to operate under the existing activation limit of FTZ 102, which is set at 2,000 acres. The application, filed in November 2024, was processed in compliance with FTZ regulations and reviewed by the FTZ staff examiner, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to approve the release of a second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at the FTC's Open Commission Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. "PBMs were originally created to hand more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2025: The Library of Congress and the National Park Service announced today that the 2024 Leicester B. Holland Prize will be presented to architectural designer Laura Pressley for a drawing of the Wainwright Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by the noted early American modernist architect, Louis Sullivan. Considered one of Sullivan's masterpieces, the Wainwright Tomb (1893) is a S more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration named Julie Cayse as the new regional director, Western Region, effective January 12. In her new role, Ms. Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Laid up in the transition barracks at Joint Base San Antonio, Airman Basic Sean Conaway rested his freshly broken fibula and mulled over his future. While the injury wouldn't end his enlistment, Conaway's dream of joining Air Force Pararescue -- one of the branch's four special operations elements -- was likely over. Reluctantly, he thumbed through a stack of career brochures describing occupational specialties ope more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Secretary Del Toro detailed the announcement Jan. 13 during video remarks directed to the Department of Navy's (DoN) submarine community. "Today's submarine force is the most capable force in the world and in the history of U.S. Navy," said Secretary Del Toro. "It is my honor and privilege to announce the names of the future submarines which will protect us from deep below the ocean's waves." Secretary Del Toro previous more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Lewistown, Mont. - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and associated Environmental Assessment for the Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District for public review and comment. This action is not related to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge nor its CCP. The district  more PR