WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12976) on Aug. 4, 2025. The white paper is written by environmental policy analyst Elena H. Humphreys and natural resources policy specialists Charles V. Stern and Nicole T. Carter: * * * 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Issues in the 119th Congress A water treaty from 1944 - the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944 Water   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is inviting public comment on an application from a group of trusts and individuals all connected to the Loundy family seeking to retain their voting shares in Devon Bancorp Inc. This move would allow the group to maintain control of the Chicago-based financial institution and its subsidiary, Devon Bank. This application is under the purview of the Change in Bank Control Act, a statute that mandates a public review period for such acquisi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 26) on July 10, 2025, entitled "Evaluation of a Combined Text Messaging and Online Survey Protocol for Giardiasis Case Investigation -- Colorado, September 2023-May 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Rapid completion of routine patient interviews by public health practit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Launch "Organizing Summer" Blitz to Press Republicans on Trump's Billionaire-First Budget Key Point: "Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill -- especially Medicaid cuts that will leave millions of Americans without health care coverage. ... The Democratic Na  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University has finalized its inventory of ancestral human remains, establishing a cultural affiliation with 21 Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The repatriation process, which aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, will begin on or after September 4, 2025. The remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry are being prepared for return. The first individual, designated VM-089, was removed from an u  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Aug. 5 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * UCCS hosts Colorado Council of Deans in Education conference Various deans of education from Colorado institutions gathered at UCCS on July 28 for the Colorado Council of Deans in Education (CCODE) conference. The conference, convened to address educational needs in the state of Colorado, began with remarks from the co-chairs of CCODE and a UCCS welcoming, including an address from Chanc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 3 Colorado Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery   more