WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 9, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * National Library Week, usually observed during the second full week of April, promotes literacy, along with support and use of our nation's libraries. Nationwide, employment of librarians and media collections specialists was 133,760 in May 2023, accounting for fewer than 1 of every 1,000 U.S. jobs. * * * Chart: Employment conc  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Philips RS North America LLC ("Philips Respironics"), Respironics California LLC, and Philips Holding USA Inc., and Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips, along with several other individual defendants named in the decre  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on April 8, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. ER24-843-000) involving PJM Interconnection LLC: * * * Since the SAT is coming back,[1] here is a multiple-choice question: Which of the following is a "public policy" transmission project under PJM's tariff: a) A reliability line caused by load growth that may be attributed to economic develop  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A federal court today ordered Philips RS North America LLC (Philips Respironics) to stop manufacturing most sleep and respiratory devices at three Pennsylvania facilities, and to stop distributing such devices from those facilities, until the company takes specific measures designed to increase the safety of its devices and ensure compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (F  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL experts and representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) visited North Carolina to review final preparations to ship and test a lower-cost transformational technology developed by CORMETECH Inc. that is designed to capture at least 95% of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gas of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. The technology will soon  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: * * * Manager Refused to Hire Job Applicant Because of Disability and Asked Unlawful Questions During Interview, Federal Agency Charged * * * GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, will pay $30,000 and agreed to significant non-monetary remedies under a consent decree settling a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportun  more

PETERSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: Pennsylvania Director of Outdoor Recreation Nathan Reigner recently facilitated an Outdoor Business Roundtable at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center to highlight state resources to build outdoor recreation in the Commonwealth. Representatives from more than 20 businesses and economic development partners gathered for the roundtable discussion hosted by the Penn St  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed significant civil penalties totaling $1,114,000 from Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans' Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 202  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding Arcadia Development Corporation's application for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a warehouse project in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The hearing will take place on Mon  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Many members of the Washington County legislative delegation led by Rep. Tim O'Neal (R-Washington) today called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to take a stand and work with the Pennsylvania attorney general to finalize the merger of Washington Health System (WHS) and UPMC. Other members of the delegation supporting this effort are Reps. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington), Rep. Josh Ka  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: In response to the Biden Administration's blockade of liquified natural gas (LNG), Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing and press conference to discuss the growing demand for LNG and the negative implications of halting new exportation. The hearing, "Fueling Pennsylvania's Future  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the bicameral, bipartisan Early Childhood Education Caucus hosted a rally with child care and pre-K students, teachers and parents as well as other advocates to underscore the worsening impacts of the commonwealth's early learning teacher shortage. The caucus co-chairs, Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), Rep. Pat Harkins (D-1) and Rep. Shelby Labs  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Korean Americans who served in the Vietnam War with the Korean Armed Forces would receive the same state veterans benefits as their U.S. counterparts under legislation approved today by a Senate committee, said sponsor Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24). The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved Senate Bill 973 to grant the same rights, benefit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Senate passed legislation today with bipartisan support to strengthen the bail determination process for dangerous individuals, according to one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). Senate Bill 1120 - also known as the "Keeping Our Communities Safe" legislation - would prohibit the use of non-monetary bail for dangerous individuals, including a perso  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Legislation that would increase penalties on illegal street racing was approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee, according to one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). "Our reality is not a movie set," Robinson said. "The reckless behavior of individuals driving erratically and at dangerously high speeds on roads and bridges poses a grave thr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The state Senate Monday approved a bill introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) aimed at increasing the number of volunteer firefighters in Pennsylvania by reforming the certification process. "The bill would make it easier for firefighters to earn their certification while maintaining the high standards and requirements of the certification process," said Mastriano, w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The state Senate today approved Senate Bill 831 to establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. "This legislation is a proactive step to secure Pennsylvania's future as a hub for carbon capture and sequestration," Sen. Y  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Shawn Geer, 47, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about July 2, 2023, in the Western Di  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Biden-Harris Administration leaders will fan out across the country as President Biden announces his Administration's new plans to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans. The plans, if implemented, would provide debt relief to over 30 million Americans when combined with actions the Biden-Harris Administration has already taken to cancel student debt over the past three years. While   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more