ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in February and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Ross, Wyden Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Crack Down on Rogue Health Insurance Brokers and Protect Families from Fraud WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the bicameral Insurance Fraud Accountability Act, legislation to establish criminal penalties and enhance consumer protections against rogue health insurance brokers who are changing Am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Need for Disaster Aid for Western NC Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement: "The people of Western North Carolina are relying on the federal government for support on the long road to full recovery. President Trump saw their needs himself during his visit in January. "Governor Stein has been clear - our state requires $1 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Votes Against Republican Continuing Resolution Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against Republicans' partisan continuing resolution (CR), which will gut critical funding for veterans' medical care, affordable housing, and more. Click here for a detailed fact sheet. "While Americans across the country are grappling with the fallout from Donald Trump's harmfu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History Administrator Zeldin Announces 31 Historic Actions to Power the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will undertake 31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has received an application under the Change in Bank Control Act from a group of individuals and trusts seeking to acquire voting shares of Monticello Bancshares, Inc., and thereby gain indirect control of the Bank of Monticello, both based in Monticello, Missouri. The application, submitted by the Leland Phillips and Peggy Phillips Living Trust, includes trustees and beneficiaries from Missouri, Arizona, and North Carolina, as well as HNB Na more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has received applications under the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire voting shares in multiple banking institutions. The applications, which involve individuals and trusts across several states, are available for public inspection at the respective Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors' offices in Washington, D.C. Among the applications, a group of individuals from Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, including Tony Steele, Tyler  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foushee, Casten Lead 100 Members in Letter to EPA Administrator Opposing Proposed Cuts to EPA WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Representatives Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Sean Casten (IL-06) led 100 House Democrats in a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the drastic proposed cuts to staffing and funding at the agency, an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal to Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump from Weaponizing WWII-Era Law Against Immigrants WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, will be introducing the No Round Up Act, legislation to repeal the long-dormant immigration law that allowed for Japanese internment during World War II (WWII) as th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Applauds the House Passage of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - praised the passage of the bipartisan Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which passed out of the House of Representatives by a vote of 295 to 127. This legislation extends the stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein's State of the State Remarks as Prepared Tonight, Governor Stein will address the General Assembly for his first State of the State. Below are his remarks as prepared. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tem, Lieutenant Governor, Other members of the Council of State, Members of the General Assembly, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court, Mr. Chief Judge more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Dan Bishop, to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, from a Feb. 25, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and members of the committee for this hearing. It's my first time on this side of the dais after 5 years in the House of Representatives, where I had the pleasure of working with several of you. If I am confi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Tillis Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Improve Access to Agricultural Disaster Relief WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As farming communities across the country recover from recent natural disasters, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), Kat Cammack (R-Fla.-03), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and Austin Scott (R-Ga.-08 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Continuing Resolution Raises Housing Costs for Hardworking Americans WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a new fact sheet on how the Republican continuing resolution raises housing costs for hardworking Americans. "The Republican continuing resolution that the House is expec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Agriculture Disaster Assistance Monterey, CA - U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced the bipartisan Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act, aimed at removing barriers to agriculture disaster assistance for producers. This bill would provide farmers, ranchers, and other agriculture producers with improved acces more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Wyden, Castor Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Crack Down on Rogue Health Insurance Brokers and Protect Families from Fraud Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced the bicameral Insurance Fraud Accountability Act, legislation to establish criminal penalties and enhance consumer protections against rogue health insurance brokers who are changing America more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Reintroduces End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act. This legislation prohibits the use of federal funding for gender transition procedures and bars federal healthcare facilities, physicians, and providers from providing such procedures. I more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Medical Supply Chains WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide the United States with greater ability to engage in trade negotiations in order to ensure that criti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Paul (R-KY), and James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, bipartisan legislation to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance. "When disaste more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Announces Use of Enforcement Discretion to Further North Carolina's Recovery from Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is granting an extension of the no action assurance that North Carolina requested to allow use of large air curtain incinerators to clear debris without requiring Title V permits.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA to Reconsider Biden-Harris MATS Regulation That Targeted Coal-Fired Power Plants to be Shut Down WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will reconsider the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) from the Biden-Harris Administration that drew a lawsuit from 23 states. The Trump Administration is considering a 2-year compl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 11, 2025, the nominations of 50 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. * John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic. * Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Winning: Inflation Eases as Job Creation Soars and Border Security Pays Off "Today's CPI report shows inflation is declining and the economy is moving in the right direction under President Trump. Core consumer prices, which is the best measure of inflation, dropped to its lowest level in FOUR years. This inflation report, much like last week's jobs report, is far better than the media predicted and the so-called 'exper more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Spotlight Hearing on Trump's Funding Freeze: "It's Gangster Government" Washington, D.C.-- Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led EPW Democrats in holding a spotlight hearing, titled "Free more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Wyden, Ross, Castor and Colleagues Propose Criminal Penalties to Fight Fraud, Stop Rogue Insurance Brokers Bicameral Legislation Fights Fraud by Going After Fraudsters, Not Cutting Tax Credits for Health Insurance Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Representatives Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Kathy more PR