PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 3.0 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was up 0.9 percent for the two months endin  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - April 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.5 percent over the two months, up 2.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 0.5 percent from February to April,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in April, up 2.0 percent over the last year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a public comment period for its proposed information collection activities related to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. This collection aims to gather necessary information for the Small Biotech Exception, the Biosimilar Delay, and the Selection of Renegotiation-Eligible Drugs for the initial price applicability year 2028, as mandated by the   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 13, 2025 NAVY IAP World Services Inc., Cape Canaveral, Florida, is awarded a $58,152,355 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base operations support contract for services at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Work will be performed at Souda Bay, Greece, and will be completed by June 2034. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and eight option periods, is $5  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Fleet Readiness Center Southeast establishes new T-45 repair capability In November 2024, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) stood up repair capability for a T-45 Goshawk service life extension program (SLEP) production line supporting the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273). FRCSE expects the first SLEP wing swap and full aircraft SLEP in Ju  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a public comment period for its information collection activities related to the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board (MGCRB) procedures and criteria, as well as Part C and Part D Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents. This action, mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, allows interested parties to provide feedback on t  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Challenges Trump's Unlawful, Chaotic Imposition of IEEPA Tariffs Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)-- Late Monday, House Democrats' Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 148 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief challenging President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs unlawfully imposed  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Leads Pocan, Bishop, Ivey in Sending Letter to Top Appropriations Republicans Demanding They Respect Judiciary's Independence WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) led Subcommittee Members Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), and Rep. Glenn Iv  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Release of Edan Alexander WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after the release of Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living American hostage held captive by Hamas since October 7, 2023: "The nightmare that began for Edan Alexander when Hamas took him hostage during its brutal October 7 terrorist attack has finally come t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland 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 season and following th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland WASHINGTON - 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 season and  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 14 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Would Kick Marylanders Off Their Health Insurance and Reduce Access to Care Baltimore, MD - Last Sunday, Congress released their latest budget reconciliation proposal that includes extreme cuts across the Medicaid program. In response, the Maryland Department of Health has released a new fact sheet that details how some of these policy proposals d  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Van Hollen, Colleagues: Trump's Military Actions in Yemen Must Follow the Law Washington, D.C. - As President Trump visits the Middle East this week, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen--both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--today led their colleagues in demanding answers from the administration about its military operations against  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Great Lakes ice cover near average for the 2025 season Each spring, NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) conducts an analysis of how Great Lakes ice conditions progressed throughout the previous winter. This analysis, which compares the past winter's conditions to historical trends, helps us understand the key factors that influence ice formation, how  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Nightfall no longer offers a reliable reprieve for western US firefighters For decades, firefighting crews counted on falling temperatures and rising humidity at night to dampen wildfire activity, allowing them to rest, regroup and prepare for the next day. Over the last 20 years though, satellite measurements have confirmed a change reported in the western US by firefight  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS Maryland Announces Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts Contract renewal sign-up is under way for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Maryland. Application deadline is June 20, 2025. NRCS in Maryland is accepting contract renewal applications from current Conservation Stewardship Program participants. Participants i  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Praetorian Shield and Two Individuals Agree to Pay $221,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Connected to Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Contracts and Kickbacks Praetorian Shield Inc., formerly a Delaware company, and Grady Baker, and his wife Ranya, have agreed to pay the United States $221,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining small  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Nadler, Schneider to President Trump: Ed Martin Is Unfit to Serve in Any Capacity in Federal Government Specter of Antisemitism Follows Scandal-Ridden Martin into New Role at Trump DOJ after D.C. U.S. Attorney Bid Fails Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11313) on May 12, 2025, by Legislative Attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * On May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washington, and Trump v. New Jersey, a trio of cases involving nationwide injunctions against the federal government. The substantive legal issue in these cases concerns the validity of Executive Order No. 14,160  more