WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Consumer Reports: * * * Comments of Consumer Reports In Response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) By Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy * * * Consumer Reports/1 appreciates the opportunity to provide f  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from TransUnion LLC, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Comment Intake--Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044, Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) * * * To   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 21, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $180,000,000 undefinitized cost modification (P00012) to a previously awarded contract (N0001923C0003). This modification adds scope to procure materials, parts, and components in support of the conversion of three production F-35 aircraft to flight science replacement a  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth: Our Troops' Lives Are Endangered Every Day Pete Hegseth Remains in His Job April 20, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--issued the following statement after new reporting This link opens in new window or tab. revealed tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized an administrative rule to revise the format for materials incorporated by reference into the Wisconsin State Implementation Plan (SIP), providing a clearer, updated structure to improve public access and federal enforceability. The rule, effective April 22, 2025, restructures the organization of the SIP materials within 40 CFR part 52 by codifying the "Identification of plan" section specific to Wisconsin un  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to Indiana's State Implementation Plan (SIP) that address nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping for large non-Electric Generating Units (non-EGUs) affected by the NOX SIP Call. This proposed rule, which was published on April 21, 2025, seeks to incorporate these revisions into the Indiana SIP under the Clean Air Act (CAA), allowing for permissible a  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated March 28, 2025, from United Airlines, Chicago, Illinois: * * * Subject: Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 57, Wings. Comments on SNPRM MCAI-2024-00067-T. References: (A) SNPRM MCAI-2024-00067-T, Issued February 07, 2025 (B) EASA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-0230, dated December 2, 2024 Mr. Piccola: United Airlines (UAL) ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from Benchmark Risk Group, Chicago, Illinois: * * * Comments on the Food and Drug Administration's Proposed Rule: "Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products" Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4225 From: Eric Miller, MPH, CIH, DABT Evan Beckett, MPH, CIH, DABT Benjamin Roberts, MPH, P  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has released its monthly notice listing petitions filed in March 2025 under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a no-fault alternative to traditional legal proceedings for individuals claiming harm from certain childhood vaccines. The program, established by Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, allows individuals to seek compensation t  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has announced updates to the membership of the Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation, operating under the name of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), in a notice filed on March 11, 2025. The notification, made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, aims to extend the Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs' abil  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund has released a report titled "The Life-Saving Promise of State Gun Dealer Licensing," highlighting the critical role of state-level regulations in overseeing gun dealers as the federal government under the new Trump-Vance Administration retreats from stricter oversight. The report, issued on April 17, 2025, underscores how robust state licensing systems can fill the dangerous gaps left by inadequate federal laws and a hostile administ  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Walgreens Agrees to Pay Up to $350M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), today announced a $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, W  more