WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-A-2025-005) on April 14, 2025, entitled "Safety and Security: Company is Taking Steps to Address its Risk of Train Strikes but Does Not Have a Comprehensive Risk Management Process." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Steve Predmore, Executive Vice President/Chief Safety Officer From: J.J. Marzullo, Assistant Inspector General, Audits Date: April 14, 2025 Subjec  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - June 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Visits Center for Organ Recovery & Education * CARNEGIE, PA -- Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) recently toured the Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) (link is external) in O'Hara Township. CORE is one of 57 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations in the United States. The visit highlights some of the lifesaving, groundbreaking work happening in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * DWC Member Brownley Leads Legislation to Block Trump Admin's Rollback of Veterans' Reproductive Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In direct response to the Trump administration's proposed rule to roll back abortion access for veterans, Democratic Women's Caucus Member Julia Brownley (CA-26) announced the introduction of the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act, which would guarantee that ve  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * In Lancaster County, Governor Shapiro and L&I Secretary Walker Highlight Summer Employment Program for Students with Disabilities and the Administration's Commitment to Expanding Opportunity for all Pennsylvanians Governor Shapiro's 2025-26 budget proposal calls for an additional $5 million for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) -- supporting OVR's   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits for district courts and county government offices in Allegheny, Armstrong, Bradford, Bucks, Cambria, Delaware, Forest, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * Pittsburgh Consumers Reminded About Upcoming PUC Hearings on Proposed Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Changes In-Person and Telephonic Hearings in mid-August Will Gather Public Testimony on Rate Changes Proposed by Pittsburgh Water * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded Pittsburgh area consumers about upcoming in-person and tel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Castor, Tonko, SEEC Condemn Proposed Repeal of Power Sector Regulations, Remind EPA of Congressional Mandate to Protect Public Health and our Pocketbooks * House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Member Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and SEEC Co-Chair Paul Tonko (NY-20) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to not repeal g  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $6.3 Million Through New PIDA Loans to Help Businesses Grow, Create and Retain At Least 271 Jobs in Blair, Bucks, and Franklin Counties In 2025, the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has approved $22,303,909 in low-interest loans that have resulted in $50,468,127 in private investment,  more