WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Canadian Solar Inc. has issued a public comment letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security addressing concerns regarding the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Polysilicon and its Derivatives. The company, a major player in the global energy technology sector, is calling for careful consideration of trade policies that could affect its manufacturing investments and capacities in the United States. In its correspondence, Canadian Solar emphasized i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-11) entitled "Developing a Child Care-Inclusive Poverty Measure." The paper was written by Adrienne DiTommaso, Liana Christin Landivar and Ani Rudra Silwal. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Child care is one of the largest household expenses for families with children in paid care (Herbst, 2023). In 2022, child care consumed between 8.9 and 16.0 percent of median family income pe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-11) entitled "Developing a Child Care-Inclusive Poverty Measure." (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Child Care Use Data We use data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to support our assumptions on how we use the price and expenditure data to set the basic child care need. The NSECE is a nationally representative survey of early care and education use and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Community Health Network of Indiana has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging the agency to establish appropriate billing mechanisms for intraoperative cryoablation therapy as part of the upcoming calendar year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rules. The organization emphasizes the critical need for non-opioid alternatives for postoperative pain management,  more