WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Airmen, Soldiers evacuate 296 people stranded by floods in Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AFNS) -- Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17.  Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate some of the 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "Union Members in Indiana - 2024": * * * In 2024, union members accounted for 9.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Indiana, compared with 8.0 percent in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Chief of Naval Operations Visits NSWC Crane during Roll out of Project 33 CRANE, Ind. - The United States Navy's Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti (CNO) visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) on Feb 10. Adm. Franchetti toured several facilities and learned about NSWC Crane's work on cutting-edge technologies.  "It was an honor to host Adm, Franchetti, and show her ho  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Evansville Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to a Combined Decade in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Counterfeit Drugs Using a Pill Press EVANSVILLE-- Ethan Parker, 31 and Joshua Harvey 33, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their parts in a fentanyl trafficking scheme. Parker was sentenced to four years in federal prison, followed by one year of superv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * REP. STUTZMAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO RESTORE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) introduced H.R. 1226, The Restoring Checks and Balances Act, to curb excessive rulemaking by federal agencies and protect American businesses from crushing overregulation. This legislation is necessary as rules stemming from th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage Digital, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America": * * * Thank you, Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of this Committee for having me as a witness today on the important issue of debanking and ensuring fair access to banking. I am Nathan McCauley, the CEO and C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Legislation to Advance Domestic Critical Materials Production WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced the Critical Materials Future Act to establish a pilot program for the Department of Energy to support domestic critical material processing projects. "Our reliance on global supply chains for critical materials poses  more