PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * ACLU-PA and Education Law Center Send Guidance to PA Schools In Response to Department of Education Threats to Cut Funding Over DEI PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center-PA sent a letter of guidance to Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools in response to a U.S. Department of Ed  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Aliquippa Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on March 12, 2025, to 10 years of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of federal supervised release, on his drug trafficking conviction, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rive  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Argentum issued a 15-page report in March 2025 entitled "The Value of Assisted Living for America". Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Assisted living is the most cost-effective long-term care setting. Assisted living is a residential community--not an institutional facility--that offers a choice for seniors as they transition to a phase of life where living alone is no longer ideal. Assisted living fosters a holistic approach to care by emphasizing not only p  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 13, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in New Jersey - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 12 of the 15 largest counties in New Jersey from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Closing U.S. Department of Education's Philadelphia Office for Civil Rights PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement in response to reports that all employees in the Philadelphia regional Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education had been fired. This office employs Philadelphians who work to p  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Urges Against Public Utility Rate Increases FORTY FORT, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) urging them to reject a 10.8% rate hike on utilities recently proposed by UGI Utilities (UGI). On Monday, January 27, 2025, UGI submitted a petition to the PUC requesting a rate hike for  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Veasey, Miller-Meeks, Houlahan, and Mackenzie reintroduce bill supporting states' readiness for public health emergencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) introduced the State Strategic Stockpile Act, a bill to reauthorize a program supporting states in developing   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Applauds EPA WOTUS Announcement WASHINGTON, DC -- House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement applauding EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement on the Trump Administration's plan to review and revise the definition of Waters of the United States: "The Administration's de  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Meuser Reintroduces Bill to Expand Capital Access for Small Businesses in Rural and Underserved Areas Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), joined by Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI) reintroduced H.R. 2066, the Investing in All of America Act, legislation aimed at increasing capital available to small businesses, particularly those in rural or low-income areas,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean Opposes House Republican CR WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement on House Republicans' Continuing Resolution that will hurt American families: "Funding our government is a fundamental duty of Congress. Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House. Yet, for a sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement on Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on the arrest and threatened deportation of Columbia graduate student and activist, Mahmoud Khalil: "Some of our most fundamental freedoms are enshrined in the First Amendment: freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Stamping out these liber  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 13, 2025 ARMY Advanced Technology Systems Co.,* Mclean, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0001, W56KGY-25-F-0001); Elevated Technologies LLC,* Mesa, Arizona (W56KGY-25-D-0002, W56KGY-25-F-0002); Leidos, Reston, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0003, W56KGY-25-F-0003); Mission Solutions Group Inc.,* North Charleston, South Carolina (W56KGY-25-D-0004, W56KGY-25-F-0004); QinetiQ, Lorton, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Charles J. Cooper, chairman and founding partner of Cooper and Kirk PLLC, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Good morning Chairman Roy and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing entitled, " 'Subject to the Ju  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Department of Labor announces senior Trump Administration appointees WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced senior political appointees who will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer execute President Donald Trump's mission of putting American workers and retirees first. Bureau of International Labor Affairs John Clark will serve as policy advisor to the Bureau of   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from 18 state attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lee Zeldin, Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Mail Code: 1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov * To: Rick Keigwin, Acting Assistant Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Poll  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Alliance for Chemical Distribution, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0425 Rick Keigwin Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: 1,3-butadiene; Draft Risk Evaluation Under   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the American Exploration and Production Council: * * * To: The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin Administrator US Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector C  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from the American Petroleum Institute: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Revie  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Federal Water Quality Coalition: * * * To: Ms. Christine Bergeron Health and Ecological Criteria Division Office of Water (4304T) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 bergeron.christine@epa.gov Re: Comments of Federal Water Quality Coalition on Notice of Availability of Comparison of Aquatic L  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Fesco Ltd., Alice, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024- 0358 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 a-and-r-docket@epa.gov Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from GPA Midstream Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma: * * * To: US Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil an  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Hess Corp., Houston, Texas: * * * To: The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin Administrator US Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 * * * Dear Administrator Zeldin: Hess Corporation ("Hess") is a United States-based leading global independent energy company engaged in the explor  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the North Dakota Petroleum Council, Bismarck: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., 1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Comments on the Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma: * * * To: Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358, Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Re: Range Resources Corporation's Comments on EPA's Proposed Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified So  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from Utah Department of Natural Resources Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Joseph Goffman Assistant Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Docket ID # EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified So  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on March 4, 2025, from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector C  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans, Castor Lead 22 Members of Congress in Urging: Undo $90 Million Health Care Cut Navigators help Americans in red, purple & blue states find affordable coverage, including Medicaid which Trump promised not to touch WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) - U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) led a group of 22 members of Congress in denouncing the Trump Administration's latest move   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the National Automobile Dealers Association, Tysons, Virginia: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mail Stop H-144 (Annex L) Washington, DC 20580 Re: GM and OnStar; File No. 242 3052 * * * Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") proposed consent order with General Motors, LLC, General Motors Holdi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: * * * To: The Honorable Robert F Kennedy, Jr. Secretary The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: Comments on Proposed HIPAA Regulations (RIN 0945-AA22) * * * Dear Secretary Kennedy: UPMC is a $28 billion world-renowned health care provider and insu  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests illegal alien with previous drug trafficking conviction PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, a 36-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, in Philadelphia during a joint operation, March 12. Baso  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes convicted drug trafficker to Pakistan PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Amal Said, a citizen of Pakistan and convicted international drug trafficker with a final order of removal, to Pakistan March 5. "The extradition, conviction and removal of Amal Said, demonstrates the collaborative, whole of government a  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins "Newsline" with Bianca de la Garza to Discuss Democrats' Looming Government Shutdown WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined "Newsline" with Bianca de la Garza to discuss President Trump's progress in brokering a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Democrats' looming government shutdown, and his bill to protect women in Olympic sports. Exce  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Azheem Ellis, 49, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before United Stat  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking and Unlawful Possession of Firearm JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. James Dotson, 46, pleaded guilty to Counts One,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Johnstown Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 50 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from American Civil Liberties Union, 11 Collaborators: * * * To: Jennifer Kennedy Gellie Chief, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section National Security Division U.S. Department of Justice FARA Unit 175 N Street NE, Constitution Square, Building 3--Room 1.100 Washington, DC 20002 * * * Dear Chief Gellie, We the undersigned organizations write in response   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Public Citizen: * * * To: Jennifer Kennedy Geillie Chief, Counter-Intelligence and Export Control Section U.S. Department of Justice FARA Unit, Room 1.100 175 N. Street NE, Bldg. 3 Washington, D.C. 20002 RE: Proposed Rulemaking for "Amending and Clarifying Foreign Agents Registration Act Regulations," RIN 1124-AA00 * * * Dear Chief Geillie: Public Citizen su  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * State Board of Higher Education to Embark on Statewide Stakeholder Engagement Tour to Help Develop Strategic Plan The State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) was a key reform secured by Governor Shapiro as part of the 2024-25 budget. Together, the reforms in that bipartisan budget represent the first significant progress on higher education in 30 years. SBHE is cha  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Par Funding "Enforcer" Sentenced to 111/2 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice, and Retaliation James LaForte Brutally Assaulted Receivership Attorney, Threatened Government Witnesses, Extorted Merchants PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that James LaForte, 48, of New York, New York, was se  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 11, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine risk management, credit, and rural business views on the agricultural economy, focusing on views from the field, after receiving testimony from Tara Durbin, Farm Credit Mid-America, Louisville, Kentucky; Caleb Hopkins, First Dakota National Bank, Halibur, Iowa, on behalf of American B  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Sound-Absorbing Chamber Allows Navy to Test Torpedoes Indoors The Navy has various methods of testing torpedoes and other underwater weapons, including at tracking ranges. One unique Navy facility in Keyport, Washington, allows experts to test these systems indoors. The Weapons System Test Facility at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, was built in the 1980s to conduct land-based testing and  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * Statement of Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman Announcing Matthew Campbell as CPSC General Counsel Peter A. Feldman, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced the appointment of Matthew Campbell as the Commission's General Counsel. Mr. Campbell most recently served in the Office of the General Counsel at th  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Richard W. Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I am a law professor at the University  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Amanda Frost, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I am a professor of  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from the Aerospace Industries Association: * * * To: Mr. Peter R. Flores Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20229 * The Honorable Scott Bessent U.S. Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20220 Subject  more