WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Investigates Biden-Era DOD Sale of Land Near Military Bases to CCP-Linked Nonprofits WASHINGTON--Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced that the Committee is investigating the Biden-era Department of Defense's use of the Readiness and Environmental  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Palmer Launch Investigation into 23andMe and its Handling of Americans' Sensitive Medical and Genetic Information WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Comer & Stefanik Launch Investigation into Harvard's Flagrant Disregard for Civil Rights Laws Despite Receiving Enormous Amounts of Federal Funds WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the Chairwoman of House Republican Le more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer, Burlison Investigate Biden-Era Abuses of Endangered Species Act and Impact on Energy Costs WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are examining the Biden Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor and Congressman Levin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking and Hold Bad Actors Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49) today introduced the Fight Fentanyl Act, which will ensure local, state, and federal law enforcement officials across the country have the tools and equipment needed to get fentanyl and illi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the (DOT), has issued a final rule repealing the requirement for State departments of transportation (State DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to establish and report on declining carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets for the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) measure. This action, published on April 18, 2025, removes the obligation for State DOTs and MPOs to measure and track more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States' Rights WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Max Miller (OH-07), and Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) 2.0 Act to ensure that each State has the right to determine for itself the best approach to cannabis within its borders. This legislati more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a request from Atmos Energy Corporation to issue up to 2,000,000 additional shares of its common stock. The authorization comes as part of Atmos Energy's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) for its management. According to the PSC order, Atmos Energy, a natural gas provider serving Western and South-Central Kentucky, stated that the stock shares will be used to attract and retain employees and non-employee di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 12, 2025: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 223,000 to 224,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 2,500 from more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Broad Agriculture Community Support for Alford Effort to Protect MAHA Commission from Radical Climate Activists A broad coalition of groups representing the agriculture community--from farmers to producers to processors--has expressed support for Congressman Mark Alford's (MO-04) efforts to protect the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission from being hijacked by radical  more PR