FILTERBi-partisan opioid recovery bill passes U.S. HouseA bill introduced by two local Congressmen to help combat the opioid crisis passes the U.S. House on Tuesday. The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act would establish a grant program for treatment facilities to offer all FDA approved treatments ... House panel explores needed reforms to permitting process for hydropower projectsWith hydropower currently accounting for 7.5 percent of total electricity generation in the United States, and 44 percent of all renewable energy generation, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power convened the hearing to... House panel explores needed reforms to permitting process for hydropower projectsA House panel explored ways to enhance interagency coordination and to streamline environmental reviews and authorizations for non-federal hydropower projects during a subcommittee hearing held on Thursday. With hydropower currently accounting for 7.... Highland Challenger League raising money for trip to Little League World SeriesEVANSVILLE -- With an opportunity to play an exhibition game during the Little League World Series, the Highland Challenger League will have a fundraising event Sunday at Bosse Field to help pay for travel to Pennsylvania in August. The Highland-base... Title X Family Planning proposed rule takes an important step forward in protecting unborn lifeAll life is sacred. This basic principle guided my actions for 15 years as a physician, and continues to shape my thinking today as a policymaker. As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Panel on Infant Lives, I was shocked by... Spinal Injection Would Raise Healthcare CostsRepublicans and Democrats often claim that reducing the cost of healthcare is one of their major goals. But a bipartisan bill that is sailing through Congress with little debate will do just the opposite, raising the cost of some epidural, facet joi... Bucshon's opioid-related bills clear committeeThe House Energy and Commerce Committee passed 32 opioid-related bills out of committee, including two bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh. The bills now await further consideration by the full House of Representatives. Bucshon in... Second Bundle of Opioid Bills Passes House CommitteeWASHINGTON -- Thirty-two bills aimed at targeting the opioid epidemic advanced through a House committee on Thursday after an 8-hour markup session. The same House Energy and Commerce Committee passed 25 other opioid-related bills last week, bringing... Bucshon's opioid-related bills clear committeeThe House Energy and Commerce Committee passed 32 opioid-related bills out of committee, including two bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh. The bills now await further consideration by the full House of Representatives. Bucshon in... LHS students complete Workplace Simulation ProjectLOOGOOTEE — Students at Loogootee High School were able to show off their STEM or science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills on Friday in the Lion Den. Click here to listen to the congressman speak about the event For the first time, the... |
