MIAMI, Florida, April 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * ACLU of Florida, ACLU, and Americans for Immigrant Justice Represent the Farmworker Association of Florida, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Impacted Individuals in Lawsuit to Block Florida's Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4C The lawsuit exposes SB 4C as a sweeping and unlawful expansion of state power under the guise of immigration enforcement MIAMI, FL (April 2, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Graham Lead 50 Senators in Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) led 50 of their colleagues - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Cole Releases FY26 Programmatic, Language, and Community Project Funding Guidance Washington, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released guidance for Fiscal Year 2026 programmatic, language, and Community Project Funding requests. Chairman Cole said in a dear colleague to Members, "I am pleased to anno more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 2, 2025 NAVY The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $133,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to an order (N6134022F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6134019G0002). This modification is adding scope to procure P-8A training systems phase two software development, integration and device installation for the government of South  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 1 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * DOGE-OK Identifies $157M in Wasteful Health Grants, Moves to Cut Bureaucracy and Spending DOGE-OK released their first report focused on reducing unnecessary federal grants, reducing the state employee headcount, improving asset management, and cracking down on waste and fraud in procurement. Oklahoma is leading the way in responsible governance with DOGE-OK, an initiative dedicated to making st more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * Engineering Excellence: Tulsa District USACE oversees Vance runway project The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing a large airfield repaving project at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, where the contractor, WW Clyde, is using an innovative approach to runway paving. One of the most notable aspects of the work is the use of two slip-form paving machines, p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a request for public comment on a proposed rule that would remove certain aircraft registration information from public dissemination. The proposed change, published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2025, is part of the agency's efforts to comply with the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which mandates greater privacy protections for private aircraft owners. Under the propos more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at various airports across the United States. The changes, which were published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2025, are designed to enhance safety and operational efficiency within the National Airspace System. These updates are part of a routin more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 1 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Issues Executive Order to Make Oklahoma the Strongest Defender of Religious Liberty in the Nation Today, Governor Kevin Stitt issued an Executive Order positioning Oklahoma as the nation's strongest defender of religious liberty. The Executive Order directs all state agencies to root out laws, regulations, and policies that exclude religious individuals or institutions from publ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Graham, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Impose Tough Sanctions Against Russia WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and 49 bipartisan senators in introducing legislation to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sancti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Mullin Joins The Will Cain Podcast to Discuss 'Liberation Day' Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox News' Will Cain on The Will Cain Podcast to discuss a wide range of topics including President Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs, threats from China, Secretary Hegseth's standards update for members of the military, and rogue district judges. Highl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Harris lead fight to stop IRS from silencing pastors, churches, & nonprofits WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Congressman Mark Harris (R-NC) led a group of 18 lawmakers in the bicameral introduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act - legislation that would stop the IRS from silencing America's pastors, churches, and non-profits. Since 1954, the Johnson Amen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Lucas Introduces Bill to Keep Air Traffic Controller Academy Open Washington, DC - This week, as part of Oklahoma Aero Week, Congressman Frank D. Lucas (OK-03) introduced the AERO Act. The Aviation Education Remaining Operational (AERO) Act will keep the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Controller Academy open in the case of a government shutdown. H.R. 2563 ensures the co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin, Padilla, Tillis Introduce the Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act Washington, D.C. - Today,U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere (EASE) Act, legislation that will increase access to specialty care for rural and underserved Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insuranc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 3 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute, a policy think-tank, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Statement: DOGE-OK recommends health care cuts that are harmful, counterintuitive The governor's office this week released its first DOGE-OK report to promote government efficiency at the state level, mimicking the aims of the federal effort being led by Elon Musk. The DOGE-OK report identified $157 million in "wasteful" health care grants. Statement from more PR