WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Burnham Holdings Inc. (BHI), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with five of its subsidiaries submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed rulemaking on safety standards for residential gas furnaces and boilers. The letter outlined a range of objections to the Commission's approach and the technical feasibility of implementing the new standards. BHI, a leading manufacturer of boilers and heat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms Trump's Big Ugly Law Forces Massive Medicare Cuts * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that Trump's Big Ugly Law adds so much to the deficit that it will trigger $536 billion in automatic cuts to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * CBO Confirms Trump's Big Ugly Law Forces Massive Medicare Cuts Analysis Requested by Ranking Member Boyle Confirms Republicans Voted for $536 Billion in Medicare Cuts * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to a report fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Trying Together, a Pennsylvania-based organization focused on early childhood education and advocacy, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), expressing deep concern regarding a recent notice interpreting "federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization warns that the new interpretation could severely harm Head Start programs and the vu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Announces $685,000 Federal Grant to Upgrade Dormont Park * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that the National Park Services has awarded $685,100 to upgrade Dormont Park. The grant will support park improvements, including constructing pedestrian walkways, parking areas, and stormwater management, and installing play equipment and landscapin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * Consumer Reminder: PUC Public Input Hearings for Rate Changes Proposed by Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy and Citizens Electric Company of Lewisburg In-Person and Telephonic Hearings Next Week to Gather Public Testimony from Impacted Consumers and Businesses in North-Central PA * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded consumers and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's revised interpretation of the term "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization, which has provided legal services for low-income individuals since 1934, argues that the proposed changes coul  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * In Northampton County, Shapiro Administration Completes $720,000 Stream Restoration Project at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center to Strengthen Flood Resilience, Enhance Outdoor Recreation, and Expand Public Access to Bushkill Creek The project restores 1,600 feet of Bushkill Creek, reduces impact of floods, improves public access, and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * NIH scientists lay foundation for potential gene-editing therapy for late-onset Tay-Sachs Study of human cells and mice may have implications for other lysosomal storage disorders * Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) successfully reduced the severity of late-onset Tay-Sachs (LOTS) disease in human cell cultures and a mous  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 (TNSxrep) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Remains 4.0 Percent in July, Marking PA's 27th Consecutive Month Equal to or Below National Average Total nonfarm jobs at 15th consecutive record high * The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for July 2025. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Joint Agriculture Committee Hearing Sheds Light on State of PA Livestock Industry, Says Vogel, Pashinski HARRISBURG - With Ag Progress Days underway, the Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees, led by Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), contributed to the festivities by hosting their annual joint informational hearing at the Red Ba  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Legislators Lead Effort to Protect Kids from Online Exploitation HARRISBURG -- A group of Pennsylvania legislators is taking action to address the alarming rise in online child exploitation by introducing a resolution that designates the week of August 17 through 23, 2025 as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. The measure is being led b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children, Harrisburg, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing grave concerns over recent changes to the interpretation of "Federal public benefit" in relation to the Head Start program. This shift marks a notable reclassification of Head Start, which will potentially limit access for some immigrant children for the first time in the program's history.   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Pennsylvania Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 * Pennsylvania had 251,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 272,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in Pennsylvania was  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Progressive North Ridgeville Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Charge * Conciliation process resolves charge against healthcare facility CLEVELAND - Progressive North Ridgeville, LLC, a healthcare facility in North Ridgeville, Ohio, agreed to pay $5,000 and take corrective action to resolve a race discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm * (Austin, TX, August 15, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NW  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding * Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led 30 of their Senate colleagues in demanding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin obey  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Van Hollen Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding Lawmakers warn Trump Administration is violating the law by terminating $27 billion in congressionally obligated funding for affordable clean energy * Senator Sheldon White  more