WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- A coalition of 46 agricultural organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) expressing strong opposition to proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. The proposed changes include significant modifications to Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) 359, which governs the design and operation of waste treatment lagoons used for animal manure. The proposed rev  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Celebrates $3.4 Million Federal Grant for Early Childhood Education & Family Support * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated the award of $3,398,648 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funds to the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center. This grant will support the Center's Early Head Start program and Child Care Partnerships (link is ex  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Communities: Shapiro Administration Highlights $459,000 Investment in New Helping Harvest Community Kitchen During Its Grand Opening Celebration in Reading The Berks County program supported by DCED, will provide culinary training to community members needing new job skills and meals for people in need of food assistance. Since day  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Conservation and Environmental Leaders Highlight Need to Protect Native Plants to Strengthen Pennsylvania's Ecosystems Native plants are key to sustaining wildlife, supporting pollinators, and helping communities sustain their ecosystems -- and Pennsylvanians can make a difference by landscaping and gardening with native plants. * Harrisburg,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * At Under 10 Minutes, Shapiro Administration Achieves Fastest Unemployment Compensation Call Wait Time in Over Six Years "Faster call times mean faster answers, fewer delays, and more Pennsylvanians getting the help they need when they need it." - L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker * HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today anno  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia, and Reps. Greg Casar and Jasmine Crockett, Investigate Potential Misuse of Federal Law Enforcement Resources to Hunt Down Democratic Lawmakers Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson, Alford, Cuellar, Panetta Lead Effort to Bolster Agriculture Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) today introduced the Growing Opportunities in Agriculture (GO Ag) Act to improve agriculture education opportunities in our schools. The GO Ag Act w  more