A bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at preventing school violence includes Rep. Lloyd Smucker's (R-PA) provision for installing panic buttons in classrooms. Read More »

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) is praising the recent passage of the Student, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act in the U.S. House, saying the legislation will give parents peace of mind and increase school readiness while respecting Second Amendment rights. Read More »

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is announcing a new pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which expedites resolution of inadvertent overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read More »

API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that the administration’s action on steel tariffs is inconsistent with its vision of a strong U.S. energy and economic future. Read More »

“American Gas Association (AGA) members operate a network of pipelines that is more than two million miles long and delivers clean natural gas in all fifty states. Read More »

Featuring the author Thomas W. Hazlett, Hugh H. Macaulay Endowed Chair in Economics, Clemson University; with comments by Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission. Read More »

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announced the availability of the Fiscal Year 2018 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants, which will provide $300.7 million to states and tribes to reclaim abandoned coal mines. Read More »

Timmons, Farr Emphasize Opportunities in Manufacturing, Urgent Need to Inspire Next Generation of Manufacturers in America Read More »

Virginia Executive Director Miles Morin emphasized the opportunities that exploring offshore energy resources can bring to Virginia’s economic and energy future prior to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management public hearing on the Interior Department’s proposed five-year offshore natural gas and oil leasing plan. Read More »

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker delivered his third State of the State address, highlighting the states’ successes and challenges over the past three years and his administration’s plans to tackle future challenges. Read More »

2018 AGA Playbook Debuts Fresh Data and New Digital Features Read More »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grants totaling $2,614,907 to The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Connecticut Maritime Foundation, Inc. to curb harmful pollution from trucks and ferries in the greater New York area. Read More »

GOP Governor Pete Ricketts continues to move Nebraska forward to unprecedented new heights. Read More »

American Petroleum Institute issued the following announcement on Feb. 20.API President and CEO Jack Gerard released the following statement in advance of the seventh round of NAFTA negotiations, highlighting the energy and economic benefits of NAFTA, and urging the administration to retain critical protections for U.S. Read More »

In her recent State of the State Address, Governor Kate Brown kicked off Oregon’s short 35-day legislative session with a litany of policy proposals, all in her plan to expand economic opportunity by funneling more money into technical education and workforce development. Read More »

Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen met this morning with Guatemalan Minister of Government, Enrique Degenhart, whom she congratulated on his appointment as Minister. Read More »

The Competitive Enterprise Institute objected today to a class action settlement in Cannon v. Ashburn Corp. that illegally awards immediate attorneys’ fees totaling $1.7 million while offering class members who file a claim only $0.20 to $2.00 “credits” toward wine purchases on the defendant’s website. Read More »

Global democracies are working together, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday to reporters traveling with him as he wrapped up a European trip to reaffirm key partnerships and alliances. Read More »

Featuring Wen Fa, Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation; Ginger Anders, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP; Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute; moderated by Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute. Read More »

Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following comments after the House approved the bipartisan budget agreement Read More »