WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Breakthrough T1D, New York, an organization focused on type 1 diabetes research and advocacy, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service providing input on the Prescription Drug Machine-Readable File Requirements in the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule, emphasizing the critical importance of clear drug cost information for individuals livi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Graham Windham, a child and family services organization based in Brooklyn, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing strong opposition to proposed revisions of Form G-325A. This proposed revision, identified under OMB Control Number 1615-0008, seeks to exclude recipients of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) from eligibility for deferred action, a policy that protects vulnerable youth who have   more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Jets WR Garrett Wilson sees bright future ahead for TE Mason Taylor: 'He came in ready' * Jets second-round tight end Mason Taylor has a shot to make a quick impact in his rookie year due to New York's pass-catching depth. Through two weeks of camp, he's looked capable of capitalizing, even catching the eye of the team's best wide receiver. "He's a dog," Garrett Wilson said of Taylor,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The City of New York Manhattan Community Board 1 submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule change that would eliminate floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements. The community board's district is a low-lying coastal area that has experienced flooding and remains vulnerable to future flood events. The letter notes that Lower Manhattan sits at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 1, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * What Microsoft's $4 Trillion Market Value Really Means By Allison Schrager For all the handwringing over big business getting bigger, it's not clear that this trend has been bad for the average American. We are entering a Golden Age of big business. Or, depending on how you look at it, a Dark Age for small business. Economic concentration is rising almost ev  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on July 24, 2025, by Jennifer Weber entitled "The Cost of Restorative Justice in New York City Schools." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction New York City's public school system has changed how it addresses student misconduct over the last decade. Once reliant on traditional disciplinary measures such as suspensions, removals, and written referrals, the NYC system instead adopted restorative justice (RJ)  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has issued a staff report titled 'Can Redemption Fees Prevent Runs on Funds?', authored by Xuesong Huang and Todd Keister. The report, identified as No. 1160, was issued in August 2025. This document explores the effectiveness of imposing fees on investors who redeem shares, particularly in the context of money market mutual funds (MMFs) and related financial arrangements. The report highlights a challenge with policies that imp  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report titled 'Understanding the Pricing of Carbon Emissions: New Evidence from the Stock Market,' authored by Matteo Crosignani, Emilio Osambela, and Matthew Pritsker, investigates whether carbon emissions affect equity market valuations. This document, No. 1161, was issued in August 2025. The paper seeks to clarify conflicting findings in existing studies on this issue. The report develops a model su  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the Interim Final Rule for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as outlined in Federal Register Number 2025-12433. The agency has outlined key considerations aimed at enhancing the efficiency and clarity of processes surrounding wildlife management and conservation activities. In the correspondence, DEC emphasizes the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- PreciseDx, New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The company is asking the agency to update its laboratory date of service policy for a test it produces called PreciseBreast. The company's letter states that the current interpretation of the policy limits access to its diagnostic test for breast cancer patients. The PreciseBreast test uses artificial intelligence to assess  more