WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Southwestern Power Administration has proposed a significant rate adjustment for the Robert Douglas Willis Hydropower Project, located in the southwestern United States and administered from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The proposal would increase annual revenues from the project by 28.6 percent, raising them from $1,282,836 to $1,650,648. If adopted, the revised rate schedule would take effect on August 1, 2025, and remain in place through Septem more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lucas at Task Force Hearing: "We Should Consider Changes to Improve Treasury Market Resilience" Washington, DC - Today, the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity held a hearing entitled, " Examining Treasury Market Fragilities and Preventative Solutions". As Chair of the Task Force, Congressman Frank D. Lucas (OK-03) opened the hearing by highlighting reg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 14 committee hearings on May 14, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: EPA Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Lee Zeldin, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. * * * APPROPRIATIONS: SAA AND USCP Committee on Appropriations: Subc more ST

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has published a notice confirming that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and a funerary object under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university identified the remains of at least two individuals and one associated funerary item--a small mammal mandible fragment--originating from an area described as "12 mile more PR