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

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 69,958, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 61,651, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 80,656, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 73,255, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 18,894, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 18,048, the U.S. Bureau of L  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

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. 27) on July 24, 2025, entitled "Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Commercially Distributed Raw Milk -- California and Four Other States, September 2023-March 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Unpasteurized (raw) milk has been linked to foodborne il  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP * (Washington, D.C., August 4, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hosted Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey and signed six new food choice state waivers to further advance Pre  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA to begin Operations at New East Security Checkpoint at DEN * DENVER - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Denver International Airport (DEN) will begin screening departing travelers in the new East Security Checkpoint located on Level 6 on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The state-of-the-art checkpoint will feature 17 lanes and is a mirro  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