JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force sweeps Men's 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country, Navy women take team win SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In perfect 45-degree overcast weather, Air Force elite athletes swept the podium and the team win in the men's division during the 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship at the Windcrest Golf Club on Jan. 25. The top runners earned s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from Humana Inc., Louisville, Kentucky: * * * To: William N. Parham, III Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 RE: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Contract with t more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47162) on Jan. 24, 2025, entitled "Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure Assistance" by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance for the design and construction of certain infrastruct more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the postponement of a final rule amending the Horse Protection Act (HPA): "USDA's decision to postpone the implementa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced today an investigation into the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement. In letters sent to the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City, Chairman Comer requested d more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 28 -- The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has issued a Second Request for Information to Clover Creek Solar Project LLC, requiring the company to provide additional details on its proposed 100-megawatt solar facility in Breckinridge County. The request, issued by Executive Director Linda C. Bridwell, seeks information on various aspects of the project, including: * Construction Impacts: Noise levels from pile driving, construction t more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: A Lexington man, Eugene Laron Fishback, 32, was sentenced on Monday, by U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 40 years in prison, for five counts of drug trafficking. In June 2024, following a four-day trial and approximately 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found Fishback guilty of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fen more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: A Lexington man, Vonnie McDaniels, 35, was sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to 96 months, for wire fraud and other charges related to COVID relief programs. Specifically, McDaniels was convicted in September 2024 of four counts of wire fraud, for fraudulently applying for three Small Business Administration (SBA) more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: A Pikeville, Ky., man, Samuel C. Atkins, 52, was sentenced on Friday, by U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 396 months, for possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of fluorofentanyl, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. According to court documents, on January 3, 2023, the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Doug Parker Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rulemaking Docket No. OSHA-20 more ST

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks during a tour of Hurricane Helene disaster site: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Franklin. Thank you. A good man. He's done a great job, a fantastic job. And we've come to North Carolina with a simple message for all the people of this region who were hit so hard by Hurricane Helene. And that message is very simple: You are not forgotten any longer. You were treated very badly by the previous administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted, 59-34, to confirm the Honorable Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "I commend the Senate for its bipartisan confirmation of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the Committee subpoenaed fourteen agencies from the outgoing Biden-Harris administration in connection with the origins of COVID-19 and taxpayer-funded gain-of-function research. These subpoenas more PR