WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Over 180 organizations have voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to federal student loan repayment and forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education. The groups, representing millions of students, borrowers, workers and vulnerable populations, argue that the Administration's plans would worsen the ongoing student loan crisis affecting more than 40 million Americans who collectively owe over $1.6 trillion. The letter specifically challenges alterations t  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- AMG Chrome Ltd., a supplier of chromium metal for vital sectors like aerospace and defense, has submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, to argue against proposed Section 232 tariffs on chromium metal and chromium oxide. The company, headquartered in Rotherham, England, asserted that these tariffs would drive up consumer costs and unfairly disadvantage producers from friendly nations. Chrome Ltd. highlighted that the U.  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Digital Imagery Pioneers Were Also Sailors Navy veteran George E. Smith and Willard S. Boyle shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for their 1969 invention of the light-sensitive charge-coupled device, which made digital imagery possible.  In a CCD image sensor, pixels are represented by p-doped metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors. These MOS capacitors produce images when incoming photons are converted i  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled, "Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Longwall Mining Panel M1 Project." Texas Eastern Transmission LP, located in Houston, filed an application requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to excavate, elevate, replace, reroute, construct and operate natural gas pipeline facilities. The Longwall Mining Panel M1 Project aims to ensure the safe and e  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSFR) -- Intuidex Inc., a Wyoming-based software and data analytics company with operations in Pennsylvania, is set to receive an exclusive patent license from the U.S. Air Force for a cutting-edge deep learning video information extraction system. The USAF published its intent in the Federal Register signaling a move that could significantly advance the capabilities of both military and commercial video analytics platforms. The patent, issued in January 2025, covers techn  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice entitled "Active Electrical Cables and Components; Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Amending the Complaint and Investigation." This notice concerns an investigation initiated by ITC based on a complaint filed by Credo Semiconductor Inc. of San Jose, California, and Credo Technology Group Ltd. of the Cayman Islands. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 19  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES DON'T WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY WORK FOR DONALD TRUMP" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber where he emphasized that the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill will gut healthcare and nutritional assistance for millions of hardworking Americans in order to pay for tax brea  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES DON'T WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY WORK FOR DONALD TRUMP" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber where he emphasized that the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill will gut healthcare and nutritional assistance for millions of hardworking Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. ARI  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Keeps Sounding the Alarm on Health Care Emergency Worsened by Trump Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, July 9 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered remarks on the impact of the Republican reconciliation bill -- which passed the Senate by one vote and will throw nearly 17 million Americ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 10 (TNSrep) -- The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System issued the following news on July 9, 2205: * * * PSERS' Fund Ranks Near Top in Peer Comparison in the First Quarter of 2025 HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System's (PSERS) fund grew 1.7% in the first quarter of the year, which ranks within the top 9th percentile of its peer universe, 1.2% higher than the median peer return for the quarter of 0.5%. P  more