WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * SUMMARY This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the seven federal regional commissions and authorities: * the Appalachian Regional Commission; * the Delt  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: The Peace Corps released a brief and roadmap detailing the agency's commitment to further strengthen its systems, programming and approach to sexual assault prevention and to improving trauma-informed approaches to supporting survivors. Based on recommendations from the independent Peace Corps Sexual Assault Advisory Council (SAAC), feedback received during a public call for input (https://www.peacecor  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3867) to "impose sanctions with respect to the use of cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions by Russian persons subject to sanctions." The bill was introduced on March 17 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tina Smith, D-Minn., C  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3847) to "prohibit certain anticompetitive mergers, to amend the Clayton Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to reject proposed acquisitions, to implement procedures for retrospective reviews and breaking up anticompetitive consummated acquisitions." The bill was introduced on March 16 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Bernie Sanders  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded a $38 million, five-year project led by the Center on Gender Equity and Health (GEH) at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science. The project is an international, multi-institutional effort to better understand and promote   more