Ed Whitfield News

PIKEVILLE a ' Federal officials continue to investigate a white powder substance found at the federal courthouse in Pikeville Monday afternoon.

Fingers are pointing at a prison inmate who federal investigators believe sent threatening letters to federal offices in Kentucky.

TUESDAY UPDATE REPORT 10:00 P.M. Paducah, KY- It's hard to believe a letter could stop traffic and shut down an office building, but a suspicious package did.

In the wake of news that the unemployment rate in the United States hit a 26 year high last month, U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget, questioning whether money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act intended to help create jobs and stimulate economies in areas hard hit by the economic ...

Letters that threatened federal offices around Kentucky contained a powdered artificial sweetener and are believed to have been sent by a prison inmate.

Federal stimulus dollars have allowed state governments to pay for projects during the recession, but is Kentucky, with an unemployment rate of 10.6 percent, well over the national average, getting its fair share of stimulus funds? One Congressman doesn't think so.

At least three congressional offices in Kentucky have received threatening letters that purported to contain anthrax.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Steve Beshear is about to make, if he hasn't already, a decision that could determine whether he will be a one-term governor or set the state on a course that could span another decade.

Tennessee Rep. Zach Wamp has pledged his support to help the Citizens for Fort Campbell advocacy group notch another victory, this time in securing about $15 million for two projects earmarked for the 2010 fiscal year.

The biggest political guessing game in the Capitol these days is the answer to this question: Who will be Gov.

WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield opposed sweeping climate change legislation which could force Kentuckians to pay sky high energy costs during an economic crunch while crippling the Commonwealth's coal industry with unrealistic mandates.

Some of the top brass from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be in Somerset Thursday to present a Wolf Creek Dam construction update, and allow time for a question and answer session with marina owners and operators.

Rep. Geoff Davis launched a new official Web site, geoffdavis.house.gov , June 15, which includes news and information about Davisa work in the House of Representatives where he represents Kentuckya s 4th Congressional District.

House passes measure which includes funds for Russell Co. sirens The United States House of Representatives approved a bill for President Obama's signature which includes $200,000 in Federal funds for an Outdoor Warning Siren Project for Russell County, KY.

Citizens Against Government Waste today released its preliminary analysis of the House version of the fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.

A Northeast Tennessee Congressman is the latest person to join the fight against a bill making its way through the Canadian legislature that could hurt American burley tobacco farmers.

Tobacco advocates used to being on the defensive in their own country are fuming over a Canadian proposal they say could essentially ban some American leaf often used in cigarettes sold across the northern border.

Kentucky lawmakers Ed Whitfield and Jim Bunning are coming out against a proposal by the Canadian Parliament.

Kentucky burley tobacco farmers and the state's congressional delegation are seeing smoke over a plan by the Canadian government to ban fruit and bubblegum flavors and other similar additives to cigarettes and cigarillos.

Earlier this year, local government entities challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, claiming that the region was done harm econ-omically in the effort to shore up the ailing Wolf Creek Dam.