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WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12.1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid for Louisiana communities recovering from Hurricanes Ida and Francine and the Severe Winter Storm Fern. “Louisianians know how quickly severe weather can turn lives upside down, but our people always get back on their feet. This $12.1 million will help communities recover from Hurricanes Ida and Francine and the Severe Winter Storm Fern by repairing damaged facilities, clearing debris, covering recovery costs and strengthening draina

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) in introducing the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Excellence Act. The bipartisan legislation would help rebuild and modernize aging campus infrastructure at HBCUs across the country by establishing a competitive federal grant program within the Department of Education. “Arkansas is the proud home to four HBCUs that provide quality, unique educational opportunities to thousands of students. I

The vote was 308 to 117. That's a strong bipartisan message: Americans are done with the twice-a-year clock shuffle that disrupts sleep, schedules, and our kids' routines for no good reason.

Minnesota’s federal bench has a new chief judge. Eric Tostrud on Wednesday was named the District of Minnesota’s new top judge, taking over for U.S. District Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who announced last year that he would assume senior status, a form of semi-retirement, starting July 1. Tostrud has served on Minnesota’s federal bench since 2018 after being nominated by President Donald Trump during his first term and clearing the Senate by a unanimous vote. A St. Paul native, Tostrud graduated from the William Mitchell College of Law and went on to clerk for former Judge Edward J. Devitt an