ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 14 -- The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance's Chad Matheson Recognized with Economic Developer of the Year Award Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance's (AREA) Senior Vice President, Chad Matheson, received the Economic Developer of the Year Award at the NM IDEA Winter Meeting on February 10, 2025. This award, given in honor of longtime New Mexico economic development leader Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brecheen Introduces USA FIRST Act to Redirect Taxpayer Dollars from Foreign-Focused USAID to Disaster Aid for Americans Washington D.C. - Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act. This legislation would transfer any unobligated funds previously appropriated to the U.S. Agency for International De more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond: 'No confidence' in Governor's Board of Equalization numbers used to warrant irresponsible tax plan OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 14, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced prior to today's Board of Equalization (BOE) meeting that he has no confidence in Gov. Stitt's manufactured budget numbers being used to justify his proposed tax plan. The Attorney General's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized a rule amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and related Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures at St Mary's County Regional Airport in Maryland. These updates respond to evolving air traffic requirements, navigational infrastructure changes, and the addition of new obstacles in the National Airspace System. The adjustments aim to maintain the safety an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule updating Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at multiple airports across the United States. These regulatory adjustments reflect advancements in air navigation technology, changes in air traffic control requirements, and newly identified obstacles, ensuring safer and more efficient flight operations. The amendments will affect  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Wildfire Mitigation Through Wildlife Grazing WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the bipartisan Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act, legislation to promote research on how grazing can support wildfire mitigatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Releases Federal Fumbles Report, Pushes to Waste Less and Save More WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Republican Conference Vice Chair, delivered a floor speech announcing the latest edition of his government waste book, Federal Fumbles: A Playbook for DOGE. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... View the speech HERE or download it HERE. Excerpts "But Oklahomans that I talk more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Local Governments Join Rep. Lauren Boebert in Opposition to NIETC Corridor WASHINGTON D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) applauded recent resolutions passed from local governments in Southeast Colorado opposing the current plan for the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor that will run through the region as part of the Biden Administration's National Interest Electric Transmission Corrido more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 15 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute, a policy think-tank, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * OK Policy comments on revenue numbers estimated during February's Board of Equalization meeting The Board of Equalization on Friday certified an $8.273 billion estimate in General Revenue collections for the Legislature to appropriate in Fiscal Year 2026. This is a decrease of $311 million, or about 3.6 percent, from last year's February estimate, which set more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Governor Stitt Selects Economist and Businessman Marc Nuttle to Serve as Senior Advisor to DOGE-OK Today, Governor Kevin Stitt tapped economist, businessman, and attorney Marc Nuttle as Senior Advisor to the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE-OK). Announced during his State of the State address earlier this month, DOGE-OK builds upon Governor Stitt's previous efficiency ini more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Moran, Hirono, Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Wildfire Mitigation Through Wildlife Grazing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to promote research on how grazing can support wildfire mitigation, fuels reduction, and post-fire recovery. Sever more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be  more PR