WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Airmen, Soldiers evacuate 296 people stranded by floods in Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AFNS) -- Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17.  Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate some of the 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Indiana - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 9.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Indiana, compared with 8.0 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Chief of Naval Operations Visits NSWC Crane during Roll out of Project 33 CRANE, Ind. - The United States Navy's Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti (CNO) visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) on Feb 10. Adm. Franchetti toured several facilities and learned about NSWC Crane's work on cutting-edge technologies.  "It was an honor to host Adm, Franchetti, and show her ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period on a petition submitted by attorneys general from 11 states, requesting changes to existing labeling regulations under federal law. Originally set to close on February 20, the comment period will now remain open for an additional 30 days. The petition, filed by officials from Nebraska, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Da more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Evansville Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to a Combined Decade in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Counterfeit Drugs Using a Pill Press EVANSVILLE-- Ethan Parker, 31 and Joshua Harvey 33, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their parts in a fentanyl trafficking scheme. Parker was sentenced to four years in federal prison, followed by one year of superv more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, February 24, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, February 25, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Wednesday, February 26, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Thursday, February 27, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Friday, February 28, 2025 There are no hear more PR

OSAGE BEACH, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Missouri Pork Association issued the following news release: * * * MPA Chairman's Award Presented to Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri Adam Dohrman, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri, as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman's Award during the 2025 Missouri Pork Expo on February 18. Steve grew up in Indiana on a crop and swine farm. After attending Western Kentucky University with a BS in agr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following transcript of the interview of President Trump and Elon Musk by Sean Hannity in the "The Sean Hannity Show" on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Q: And I just keep doing my show, and I just -- you know, I come back to fight another day. So, here's the big -- then this is the million dollar or billion dollar -- I'm among billionaires -- question. So, you have all this going on and you stop, in a way -- you're still do more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * REP. STUTZMAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO RESTORE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) introduced H.R. 1226, The Restoring Checks and Balances Act, to curb excessive rulemaking by federal agencies and protect American businesses from crushing overregulation. This legislation is necessary as rules stemming from th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage Digital, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America": * * * Thank you, Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of this Committee for having me as a witness today on the important issue of debanking and ensuring fair access to banking. I am Nathan McCauley, the CEO and C more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Kevin Connors, assistant director for regulatory compliance and energy policy at the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Tech more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Foreign Adversaries from Buying American Farmland Legislation would prohibit the sale of agricultural land to Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) reintroduced the Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act, which would prohibit the sale of U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Legislation to Advance Domestic Critical Materials Production WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced the Critical Materials Future Act to establish a pilot program for the Department of Energy to support domestic critical material processing projects. "Our reliance on global supply chains for critical materials poses more PR