Cato Institute issued the following announcement on April 11.APRIL 11, 2018 10:54AM This amounts to an embrace of Russia’s challenge and it risks a significant escalation of the U.S. Read More »

The New Jersey Petroleum Council called on members of the New Jersey legislature to reject legislation that would provide consumer-funded bailouts for PSEG’s already profitable nuclear plants. Read More »

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5 at the company's site here. Read More »

API President and CEO Jack Gerard called on members of the U.S. Senate to approve the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read More »

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Cobham (LSE: COB) are joining forces for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) competition to replace the U.S. Navy's ALQ-99 tactical jamming system currently on the E/A-18 Growler aircraft. Read More »

In support of the President's “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy,” U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the proposed lease sale for two additional areas offshore Massachusetts for commercial wind energy leasing, totaling nearly 390,000 acres. Read More »

Funding will leverage public and private investments to keep lead and other contaminants out of drinking water and upgrade aging water infrastructure Read More »

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing the Interior Department to follow President Trump’s One Federal Decision framework for processing of environmental reviews and permits for major infrastructure projects. Read More »

In his final state of the state address, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy sidestepped the majority of the fiscal and economic issues plaguing the state in favor of paying lip service to federal progressive policy planks. Read More »

In a recent Report to the People, Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote the state of the state is strong. He highlighted “a year of triumphs and challenges – and challenges overcome” which included Hurricane Harvey as chief among them. Read More »

Just two weeks after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the Department was forming a new Joint Task Force (JTF) to combat the opioid crisis in Indian Country, the Secretary announced the JTF's first raid seized 49 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $2.5 million and more than $20,000 worth of marijuana, plus smaller amounts of heroin, and other narcotics. Read More »

After every school shooting tragedy, the same gun debates rage in America, pitting gun control advocates against Second Amendment supporters. But this frequently-heated debate unfortunately overshadows solutions that might bring Americans together; common sense measures to makes schools safer that get obscured by the shouting match over gun ownership. Read More »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of funding that could provide as much as $5.5 billion in loans, which could leverage over $11 billion in water infrastructure projects through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. Prospective borrowers seeking WIFIA credit assistance must submit a letter of interest (LOI) by July 6, 2018. Read More »

It appears Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston will stop at nothing to raise taxes on Coloradans. Read More »

"Tonight, National Guard troops are deploying to support border security missions along the U.S. southwest border. Read More »

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to Santa Teresa and Artesia, New Mexico on Thursday, April 12. Read More »

GOP Governor Scott Walker is taking major action to combat the opioid crisis in Wisconsin. Today, Governor Walker signed two new bills into law as part of the state’s Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education agenda that increase funding for drug-related law enforcement and require proof of continuing education for medical personnel. Read More »

In trying to defend Failed Governor Dan Malloy’s job-killing tax hikes, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont falsely claimed that General Electric did not leave Connecticut last year “because taxes were too high” despite evidence to the contrary. In doing so, Lamont showed that he will happily defend Dan Malloy on the campaign trail. Read More »

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Pete Lopez addressed Cornell University’s Town/Gown Conference on Sustainability in Ithaca, New York before a gathering of local officials and members of the New York State higher education community. Read More »

The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CEI) achieved a victory for class members in the Ma v. Harmless Harvest litigation as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied approval of a settlement that would have given class attorneys $575,000 and the class members nothing. Read More »