Durbin, Graham Introduce Resolution Recognizing National Police Week

Riverbend.com Alton, Ill.

Durbin, Graham Introduce Resolution Recognizing National Police Week

Submitted by the Office of U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)...

GOP senators sponsor bill to cut UN funding over PA benefits

Jewish News Syndicate

GOP senators sponsor bill to cut UN funding over PA benefits

“The U.S. should not lend credibility to an organization that actively promotes and rewards terrorism,” Sen. Mitt Romney wrote just ahead of Friday’s General Assembly vote. 

By Mike Wageheim

U.S. Senator Mitt...

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Calhoun (Ala.) Journal

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Lee Evancho

Washington D.C. – With Mother’s Day on the horizon, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Katie Britt of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, has introduced the More Opportunities...

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

Community College Daily

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

By Matthew Dembicki  

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday again faced questions from congressional Republicans regarding new federal rules and proposed regulations they deem as costly and unnecessary...

Olive Branch aldermen updated on Washington trip, The Light Garden

DeSoto County News

Olive Branch aldermen updated on Washington trip, The Light Garden

By Bob Bakken

Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams updated the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday about the recent Blue Ribbon trip that city and county officials made to meet with their representatives in Washington, D.C...

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

CQ News

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

By Ariel Cohen, CQ

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf Wednesday urged lawmakers to back the agency's new spending on food safety, arguing it is more crucial than ever given the potential spread of the H5N1 avian flu...