WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * Don't Wait for Insurance Settlement to Apply for SBA Low Interest Loans: Physical Damage Deadline to Apply is Approaching * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging businesses, private nonprofits (PNPs) and residents in Kentucky, who sustained damages due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudsli more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Selects Four Organizations to Receive $3.7 Million in Grants to Assist Farmers with Nutrient Management in Western Lake Erie Basin * CHICAGO (June 25, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced four Michigan and Ohio grant recipients will receive $3,712,124 to engage farmers and provide nutrient management technical assistance in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Nutrient run more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Town of Pines Superfund Alternative Site in Indiana * The agency will hold a public meeting July 2 and accept public comments on the cleanup plan updates through July 24 CHICAGO (June 25, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a revised cleanup plan to lower levels for contaminants of concern at the Town of Pines Superfund alternative site  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in June 2025 delves into the dramatic spatial expansion of U.S. banks following the deregulation of the 1980s and 90s, revealing how large banks strategically sorted into diverse markets to fuel their growth. The study, titled "Banks in Space" (WP 25-03), offers a novel "spatial theory of banking" that explains the shift from local, small banks to nationwide, multi-branch giants. Authored by Ezra Oberfie more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 26 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for June 30 - July 4, 2025: * * * Monday, June 30, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 45611-TDSIC6; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 6/30/2025 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: FREEMAN; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA NORTH FOR (1) APPROVAL OF AN ADJUSTMENT TO ITS GAS SERVICE RATES THROUGH ITS CSIA RATE SCHEDULE TO EFFECTUATE THE TIMELY RECOVERY O more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Messmer Introduces the Golden Dome Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) introduced the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagement (GOLDEN DOME) Act. In order to adequately protect the United States from nuclear weapons launched by our adversaries, the Golden Dome Act would create a layered missile defense system that wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jackson Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill, The Marshall "Major" Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-01) and Jim Baird (R-IN-04) led 43 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Marshall "Major" Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation would posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Marshall Walter more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Full Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in her openin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in its Entirety Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Op-Ed: Cargo Theft is a Growing National Security Issue * WASHINGTON - The following column by U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was published in The Washington Times on June 24, 2025: Cargo theft is a growing national security issue By U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. June 24, 2025 In October 2024, PFL Logistics a third-party logistics company based in Evansville, Ind. lost $60,000 due to a  more PR