Megan Provost Joins Farm Foundation As VP/Policy & Programs

MEGAN PROVOST JOINS FARM FOUNDATION AS VP/POLICY & PROGRAMS Sep. 20, 2017 Source: Farm Foundation news release Farm Foundation President Constance Cullman today announced that Megan Provost will join the Farm Foundation as Vice President of Policy and Programs effective Oct. 2, 2017. "We are pleased to add Megan's expertise in food and agriculture policy issues to the Foundation program team," said Cullman.

Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly steps up fundraising as GOP targets him

Sen. Joe Donnelly, one of the most vulnerable senators up for re-election next year, had his biggest fundraising quarter since joining the Senate in 2012. Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly steps up fundraising as GOP targets him Sen. Joe Donnelly, one of the most vulnerable senators up for re-election next year, had his biggest fundraising quarter since joining the Senate in 2012.

Trump signs law rolling back disclosure rule for energy and mining companies

President Donald Trump signed his first piece of legislation on Tuesday, a measure that could presage the most aggressive assault on government regulations since President Ronald Reagan. The bill cancels out a Securities and Exchange Commission anti-corruption regulation that would have required oil and gas and mining companies to disclose in detail the payments they made to foreign governments.

Greasy Palms Dept.: Congress To Repeal Oil and Mining Anti-Corruption Regulation

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to repeal an obscure anti-corruption rule aimed at the oil and gas industry before the rule even took effect. Now oil majors like ExxonMobil or Chevron won't have to disclose payments they make to foreign governments while chasing resource deals around the world.

Banks undecided about possible D.C. residence

Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, said Tuesday he and his family have not decided whether they will have a residence in Washington, D.C. Banks, who joined Congress this month, told reporters at an open house at his Fort Wayne district office that he will keep his home in Columbia City.

Area’s new congressmen get sworn in

Associated Press Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, joined by his wife, Amanda, and their three daughters, is sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House of Representatives by Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington.