WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48287) on May 30, 2025, entitled "Colombia: Background and U.S. Relations" by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Colombia has been a key U.S. security and economic partner in South America for decades, although bilateral relations have grown tense over the past two years. Colombia has been among the top recipients of U.S. foreign assistanc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48287) on May 30, 2025, entitled "Colombia - Background and U.S. Relations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Foreign Policy President Gustavo Petro has sought to establish a foreign policy that is less closely aligned with that of the United States and the European Union - Colombia's first- and third-ranked trade partners and largest foreign aid donors - than in the past. According to som more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 30 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces 2024-25 Deer Harvest Estimates * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that hunters in New York harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting seasons. In addition, DEC announced the release of a report noting agency actions in response to the Herkimer County chronic wasting disease (CWD) inc more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 30 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Launch of $100 Million Fish Hatchery Modernization * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the launch of a nation-leading $100 million freshwater fish hatchery modernization plan. The funding supports the first of three phases of modernization projects for 12 hatcheries operated by DEC more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 30 -- Amanda Lefton has been confirmed as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), vowing to tackle pressing environmental challenges and link ecological health with economic prosperity. Her confirmation by the New York State Senate was announced in a statement released May 30 by the DEC. Lefton expressed profound gratitude for the "professional honor of a lifetime" to serve under Governor Kathy Hochul, highlighting the Governor's  more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 30 (TNSLprt) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following report in May 2025 entitled "Spending on Raise the Age Programs in New York." Here are excerpts: * * * New York's "Raise the Age" (RTA) legislation, enacted on April 10, 2017, changed the age of criminal prosecution as an adult from 16 to 18 years old. The law was phased in over two years with the age of criminal responsibility becoming 17 on October 1, 2018 and 18 on October 1, 2019.1 As  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11780) on May 29, 2025, by international relations specialist Luisa Blanchfield. Here are excerpts: * * * United Nations Issues: Overview of the United Nations System The United Nations (UN) system comprises interconnected entities including the United Nations, specialized agencies, peacekeeping operations, funds and programs, and other entities. Congress has generally supporte more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12556) on May 30, 2025, by energy policy specialists Corrie E. Clark and Melissa N. Diaz: * * * Status of Federal Implementation of EV Charging Infrastructure Shifts in policy priorities around electric vehicles (EVs) and other actions taken by the second Trump Administration have been followed by legal challenges and further perspectives regarding the federal role in EV charging more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer  more PR