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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Don Young (R-AK-AL) think there should be more veterans working on Capitol Hill, so this week they announced the bipartisan Veterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus is accepting applications for 2015 fellows.

Both veterans, Thompson (U.S. Army 1967-1973) and Young (U.S. Army 1955-1957) last year launched the caucus fellowship program.

U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Don Young (R-AK-AL) on Wednesday announced the bipartisan Veterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus is now accepting applications for 2015 fellows.

The mission of the caucus is to increase the number of veterans working on Capitol Hill.

To do this, veterans Thompson (U.S. Army, 1967-1973) and Young (U.S. Army, 1955-1957) last year launched the caucus fellowship program.

Viviana Garcia from Vintage High School is the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced on Tuesday.

Garcia's work, titled "Self Portrait" will represent California's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be displayed starting this June for one year.

Garcia and a guest will be flown to Washington, D.C. to attend an awards ceremony on June 24. Garcia is taught by Christine Golik.

Two major public transit-related projects are well underway in Vallejo, and a bus tour Monday of the sites appears to have duly dazzled the dignitaries who came along.

"Incredibly impressive," U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) said. "It's hard to believe it's going to be done in so short a time. (The behind-the-scenes operation) is a very important part of the public transit process and the public rarely knows anything about it. I want to see it when it's finished."

The U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled new rules on transporting crude oil by rail Friday that set a timeline to get old-technology, easily punctured tank cars off U.S. and Canadian rail lines but fail to address the explosive nature of the Bakken crude that sparked the public's concerns to begin with.

A leading national gun safety group, joined by members of Congress, is calling for investigations of the National Rifle Association's fundraising practices and finances in response to a Yahoo News investigation published last week.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) has launched a nationwide petition campaign asking the Federal Election Commission and the Internal Revenue Service to investigate "violations of federal law" by the National Rifle Association.

Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, the county's largest system of federally qualified community clinics, is slated to receive more than $3.7 million in federal funds aimed at providing medical care for the uninsured.

A grant, which comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be used for staff who provide essential primary health services; medical care and programs for the uninsured; and outreach and enrollment efforts.

Nearly 20 years since it closed down as a shipyard for the U.S. Navy, Mare Island sits at a critical juncture. Many of its oldest facilities have been cared for by a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving Mare Island's historic military importance to the nation, not to mention its economic significance to Napa and Solano counties.

But the time has come, according to the Mare Island Historic Park Foundation, for the federal government to step in and turn Mare Island into a national park to best ensure the preservation of the former base's irreplaceable landmarks.