BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area advanced 0.9 percent for the two months ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.7 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.6 percent. The index for energy rose 3.2 percen  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on xxxdate by xxxx: * * * Expanding Financial Inclusion * Thank you, Eric; thank you to the Fed staff who have organized this second annual financial inclusion conference; and thank you all for being here. 1 I have long believed that financial inclusion is a crucial component of a safe and fair financial system. Working to improve financial inclusion has been an important part of my career, starting in 1995 when I joine  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on (July 15, 2025): * * * Mr. Scott Kupor, Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions June 30, 2025, through July 11, 2025 Dear Director Kupor: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, July 16 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * SSA Employee Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud tied to Paycheck Protection Program and Unemployment Benefit Claims * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Social Security Administration (SSA) employee collected a government paycheck from the American people while allegedly scamming pandemic relief programs out of more than $50,000. Tiffanie Foster, 48, of Kansas City,   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for July 16, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO 9:30 a.m. Secretary Rubio hosts a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony on Nuclear Cooperation with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the Department of State. (OPEN PRESS COVERAGE) Call time for video cameras, still cameras, and writers is 9:00 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDA  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Opens Foreign Funding Investigation into the University of Michigan * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) opened a foreign funding investigation into the University of Michigan (UM) after a review of the university's foreign reports revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures. Pursuant to Section 117 of the Higher Education  more