ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * B-Roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Visits Watervliet Elementary School to Highlight 2025 State of the State Affordability Agenda B-ROLL : B-Roll is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). VIDEO : The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Gove  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Cash Advance Company Cleo AI Agrees to Pay $17 Million As Result of FTC Lawsuit Charging It Deceives Consumers Online cash advance company Cleo AI has agreed to pay $17 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the company deceived consumers about how much money they could get and how fast that money could be available. The complaint, filed in federal district court along with  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider EPA, FWS Nominations To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on the nominations of Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced changes to its Procurement List, which includes products and services supplied by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals with blindness or severe disabilities. The changes, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025, will take effect on April 27, 2025, and include both additions and deletions to the list. Among the additions is a key uniform component for the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced its intent to remove several products and services from its Procurement List. The proposed deletions, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025, would impact nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. Among the items proposed for removal are various types of file folders previously supplied by Georgia Industries for the Bli  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Activists Take Opposition to Anti-Voter SAVE Act to House District Offices from Maine to Nevada Today, activists from Common Cause, Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD), and more than a dozen other organizations will deliver petitions to congressional district offices from Maine to Nevada urging their U.S. Representatives to vote against the anti-voter SAVE Act (Safeguard American Vot  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND CONGRESSMAN ZACHARY NUNN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN "STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH TRUCK DRIVER INCENTIVES ACT" TO BRING DOWN COSTS, SUPPORT DRIVING CAREERS AND ADDRESS TRUCK DRIVER JOB RETENTION Congressman Pat Ryan and Congressman Zachary Nunn Introduce Bipartisan "Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act" to Bring Down Costs, Support Driving Careers an  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Speaks at Global Student Summit Against Antisemitism Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) recently joined the Rise & Respond: Global Student Summit Against Antisemitism as a keynote speaker to highlight the work she is doing in Congress to combat antisemitism and empower Jewish Students. Rep. Tenney was joined at the summit by over 400 student leaders and h  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 27, 2025: * * * Name of Product: APOTHEKE's Pumpkin Ginger 3-Wick Scented Candles Hazard: The flame can burn too high and cause the candle to ignite and the glass container to break, posing fire, burn and laceration hazards. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 27, 2025 Units: About 640 (In addition, about 11 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: APOTHEKE via email at recall@apothekeco.  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 27, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Children's Steel Utility Bunk Beds Hazard: The recalled children's bunk beds violate the federal regulations for bunk beds because the spacing between the guardrail and end support and the spacing around the mattress supports are greater than allowed, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards to children. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: March 27, 2025 Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Veterinarian Shortage in Rural America Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee member Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to address the chronic shortage of veterinary services available in rural communities. The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act would allow vet  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of its latest Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), as required under Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act. The statements, which evaluate the potential environmental consequences of federal projects, were officially filed between March 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. EST and March 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. EST. The documents were published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025, under docket numbe  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice regarding a proposed acquisition of voting shares in IF Bancorp, Inc., a savings and loan holding company headquartered in Watseka, Illinois. The application, filed under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)), seeks regulatory approval for a group of investors, collectively known as The Stilwell Group, to acquire a controlling interest in the company. The notice, published in the Federal Register on March  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Condemns Trump Policy Making It Harder For Veterans To Get Mental Health Care Trump's Indiscriminate, Haphazard Policies Are Once Again Hurting Americans U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to highlight a Trump administration policy that is making it harder for veterans to receive mental health care. On his first day in office, President Trump issued  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $50 Million Available Through an Expansion of the Connectall Municipal Infrastructure Program Governor Kathy Hochul today highlighted the launch of Phase 4 of New York State's Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) Request for Applications, making nearly $50 million available to support broadband infrastructure projects across the state. MIP connects unserved   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on Feb. 7, 2025, from Gary Fraser, professor of preventive medicine at Loma Linda University, Duane McBride, professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky, and Peter Landless, director of the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. * * * The proven, evidence-based case in a US population group for increased emphasis on plant f  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced revised Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and other federal housing initiatives for fiscal year 2025. These updates, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025, adjust rental benchmarks for multiple regions across the United States based on new survey data provided by local public housing agenci  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes illegal alien wanted for murder to Ecuador PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Luis Gerardo Pelaez Llivichuzca, a citizen of Ecuador with a final order of removal wanted by his home country for murder, to Ecuador on March 25. "The removal of Luis Gerardo Pelaez Llivichuzca reflects our stanch comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, DeLauro, Schakowsky, Doggett Lead Effort to Protect Medicare WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) are leading 74 lawmakers in calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enact urgent reforms to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. As the Trump administration and Elon Musk look fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 22, 2025. * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: This week's release reflects the annual revision to the weekly unemployment claims seasonal adjustment factors. The seasonal adjustment factors used for the UI Weekly Claims data from 2020 forward, along with the resulting seasonally adjusted values for initial claims and conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE Washington, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement about recent attacks against Tesla: Political violence in any form has no place in our democracy. The recent violent attacks against automobile dealerships and charging stations are not acceptable and any perpetrator shoul  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE Washington, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement about recent attacks against Tesla: Political violence in any form has no place in our democracy. The recent violent attacks against automobile dealerships and charging stations are not acceptable and any perpetrator should be held accountable unde  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP, THE ADMINISTRATION AND REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO DETONATE SOCIAL SECURITY" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to protect everyday Americans against the Republican effort to break Social Security. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. Hou  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP, THE ADMINISTRATION AND REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO DETONATE SOCIAL SECURITY" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to protect everyday Americans against the Republican effort to break Social Security. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. House Democrats are going to   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams, DSS Commissioner Wasow Park Celebrate Opening of Deeply Affordable Housing Site for Women-Led Households During Women's History Month Watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJFZdG8q3w  Bronx Building With 64 High-Quality Homes for Women-Led Households with CityFHEPS Vouchers is Latest in City's Efforts to Create Subsidized Apartments for Households in Shelter Record-Breaking Y  more

ALBANY, New York, March 26 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Media Advisory for Monday, March 31 - DEC, DOH, Hoosick Falls to Celebrate Clean Water Milestone The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will join Hoosick Falls community leaders, State Department of Health (DOH), and Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) to celebrate a clean water milestone for the village of Hoosick Falls. WHO: R  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Members Demand End to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse by Corporate Medicare Advantage Plans Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov (link is external) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, joined by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), led 74 lawmakers in calling on   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER, MURRAY, SCOTT, STANSBURY, AND LEGER FERNANDEZ CONDEMN UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL OF EEOC COMMISSIONERS, DEMAND IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Committee on Education & Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), and Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Provides Update on Latest CDPAP Transition Progress Approximately 245,000 Consumers Have Taken Action in Advance of April 1 CDPAP Transition Deadline, Including Nearly 185,000 Consumers Who Have Started or Completed Registration with PPL and Nearly 60,000 Who are Opting to Move to Personal Care Services Late Registration Window H  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads Bipartisan Bill to Address Truck Driver Shortage WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help address truck driver shortages, reduce supply chain disruptions, and lower costs for American families. The Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act, which is co-led by U.S. Representative Pat Ryan (NY-18), would create   more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * NYS Tax Department Modernizes Withholding Tax and Wage Reporting Experience for Businesses Improvements Streamline Reporting, Reduce Errors, and Make it Easier for Businesses to File The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced major improvements to the forms and applications used by businesses to file withholding tax and report wag  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, last year, candidate Trump, President-elect Trump, and now-President Trump repeatedly told the American people that he won't touch Social Security. We are now 2 months into his administration, and we are finding that the opposite is true. A headline yesterday in The Washington Post read: "Long waits, waves of calls, web  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Jayapal, DeLauro, Doggett Lead Effort to Protect Medicare Full Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) are leading 74 lawmakers in calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enact urgent reforms to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. As the Trump adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMEDIATELY REVERSE CRUEL & CALLOUS DECISION TO CUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN FUNDING FOR NEW YORK'S ADDICTION RECOVERY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTHCARE... Trump Administration Suddenly Cut Billions In Fed Funding For State Health Services Yesterday Which Will Reduce Disease Preparedness For Everything From Measles To HIV, C  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on Social Security, yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee heard from Frank Bisignano, who has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Social Security Administration. To confirm Mr. Bisignano as the head of Social Security is like hiring an arsonist to run a fire station. His claim to fame is cutting and shrinking the companies he has been a part of. A "  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, the more we learn about the unsecured text exchange of sensitive military operations, the more questions we have about how such an egregious breach of military intelligence occurred in the first place. What the Atlantic released today is confounding and extremely disturbing to any American who worries about our national security and our safety. It is appallin  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on the economy, yesterday we got another piece of evidence that Donald Trump is failing at the one thing the American people want him to do: keep the economy strong. The Conference Board, one of the most trusted business research organizations, showed consumer confidence has dropped for the fourth straight month. And it didn't just drop; it is now at the lowes  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on voting rights, yesterday Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the bedrock of American democracy. Without a shred of authority, Donald Trump issued an Executive order that will, effectively, coerce States to institute policies that will prevent millions of American citizens from voting. Let us be very clear: This is an assault on democracy. Donald Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Scott-Led Effort to Repeal Biden-Era CFPB Overdraft Rule Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate passed Chairman Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) final rule imposing new price controls on  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul "The anti-woman, anti-abortion zealots are at it again. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to come after a New York doctor who prescribed medication abortion via telemedicine -- the same doctor who is facing charges in Louisiana for the so-called 'crime' of prescribing this FDA-approved medication. "Today, the County Clerk in Ulster County brave  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has received a verified notice of exemption from the Central New York Railroad Corporation (CNY) seeking approval for an amended lease agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR). The lease covers approximately 123.1 miles of rail line running from Port Jervis, New York, to Binghamton, New York, passing through Broome, Sullivan, Delaware, and Orange Counties in New York, as well as Pike and Susquehanna Counties in   more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Supporting Veterans: Governor Hochul Announces Additional Round of Funding to Enhance Services for Veterans Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the availability of capital grants to expand services for organizations that serve veterans, service members and military families. At least $1.35 million is available through the third round of the Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program distributed by  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Timmons Announces Hearing to Examine State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Targeting Critical U.S. Infrastructure WASHINGTON--Today, Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) announced a hearing titled "Salt Typhoon: Securing America's Telecommunications from State-Sponsored Cybe  more

NEW YORK, March 26 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on ABC 7's "Eyewitness News at 5:00" Sade Baderinwa: And joining us now to talk more about this and other topics, New York City Mayor Adams. And Mr. Mayor, thank you for joining us today.  Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. It's great to see or speak with both of you. Baderinwa: Well, wonderful. We're so glad you're here. You've made getting guns off the streets a top priori  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Endorses Malliotakis Push for Women's History Museum Makes Announcement at Kick Off Of Republican Women's Caucus at the White House (WASHINGTON, DC) - Yesterday, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined female members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate at the White House to officially launch the Republican Women's Caucus alongside President Donald Trump. At the event,   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Sends Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom Urging Him to Protect Women's Sports in California Ahead of 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom following his recent comments on his podcast questioning the "fairness" of allowing men to compete in women's sports. In the letter, Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint for $47 Million in Proceeds from the Sale of 1 Million Barrels of Iranian Oil A civil forfeiture complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that $47 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly one million barrels of Iranian petroleum is forfeitable as property of, or affording a person a  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America Inc.: * * * To: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings Economic Impact Analysis Branch 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20229-1177 RE: Comments to Interim Final Rule CBP Dec. 24-18, U.S. Customs and Border Prot  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Walberg, Owens Demand Answers from Five Colleges Following Their Lackluster Response to Antisemitism Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to five schools (Barnard College, Bowdoin College, Nor  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * You're Hired: Governor Hochul Announces More Than 1,300 Applications Received Since New York Launched Campaign to Hire Workers Impacted by Federal Layoffs Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the "You're Hired" campaign to hire federal workers that have been fired by the Trump Administration's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Governor Hochul held a roundtabl  more