PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.6 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Moves to Shut Down Medicaid Loophole--Protects Vulnerable Americans, Saves Billions The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would close a Medicaid tax loophole exploited by states to inflate federal payments to states, and free up state funds for non-Medicaid purposes. Some states have ex  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing draft guidance for public comment on the third cycle of negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Negotiation Prog  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Crimes Bulletin - April 2025 View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: * Cases by District/Circuit * Recently Charged * Guilty Pleas * Sentencings Cases by District/Circuit District/Circuit Case Name Conduct/Statute(s) District of Alaska United States v. Jason Christenson Tampering with a Monitoring Device/Clean Air Act United States v. Matanuska Die  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Issues Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council Report ATLANTA, May 12, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) released its Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council (AHAC) Report, describing the organization's highest year of funding to date for affordable housing and  more

LANHAM, Maryland, May 13 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Great Places Win: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Celebrates $180,000 in Funding to Civic Works Baltimore City project fourth in Great Places Win event series touting Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program projects BALTIMORE CITY, MD (May 12, 2025) - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Identity Technology Challenges Are Accelerating Long-Term Results The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and others to host a series of test events around technologies designed to combat identity fraud. S&T's Senior Advisor for Biometrics and Identity Arun Vemury says some of the find  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland WASHINGTON, DC - This past week, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss their efforts to defend federal investments for Maryland's priorities and ensure constituents can continue to access essential public services. Their meeting came as Congress moves into appropriations se  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 13 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Public Comment Sought for 2026 Maryland State Forest Work Plans The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2026 annual work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green Ridge, Potomac-Garrett, and Savage River. The comment period runs May 6 through June 6, 2025. Annual work plans help the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thursday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss their efforts to defend federal investments for Maryland's priorities and ensure constituents can continue to access essential public services. Their meeting came as Congress moves into appropriations s  more

PASADENA, California, May 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging instrument so they can be sure it's operating correctly when Europa Clipper arrives at the Jupiter system in 2030. The mission's sights are set   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking public input on properties nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This notice, published on May 13, 2025, outlines the nominations for properties located across 14 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The nominations cover a diverse range of sites,   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced a request for electronic public comments regarding the significance of properties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The notice, published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2025, covers nominations received by the agency before April 26, 2025. These nominations include a wide array of properties from across the United States, including sites in Delaware, Hawaii  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations - Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule Section 1902(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires states to share the responsibility of financing the Medicaid program with the federal government, by providing at least 40 percent, depending on the stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands ED Answer Questions Regarding Status of Students' Civil Rights Investigations WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) of the Committee of Education and Workforce demanded answers from Secretary McMahon of the Department of Education (ED or the Department) regarding recent  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for May 13, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkiye from May 11-16, 2025. 8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) Secretary Rubio follows President Trump's schedule in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPH  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, May 13 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * TEDCO Announces Concept Capital Funding to Worlds of Hello Educational platform seeks to support children with speech impediments COLUMBIA, Md., (May 12, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced $25,000 of Concept Capital funding provided to Worlds of Hello, an educational platform. TEDCO's Concept Capital program was c  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army soldiers use naval aviation additive manufacturing training to enhance operational readiness downrange The Naval Aviation School for Additive Manufacturing (NASAM) is fostering collaboration across forces to ensure lethality and readiness wherever warfighters need it. Recently, two U.S. Army soldiers used the skills they learned at NASAM to produce critical parts while d  more