WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Strayer University have provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education concerning the recently proposed changes to Title IV loan programs under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The institutions emphasize the importance of these changes for promoting student interests, particularly for adult learners in distance education and direct assessment programs. In their submission, the institutions expre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845). * * * H.R. 845 would require the Department of the Interior within 60 days of the bill's enactment to reissue a final rule, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife," which was submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and published in the Feder  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Workers from Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON As temperatures climbed to historic levels once again this summer, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), announced legislation that would implement workplace heat stress protections in New Mexico and nationwide. "Every day, thousands of New Mexicans work to maintain ou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Nadler, Titus, Omar, and Velazquez Reintroduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), along with Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Dina Titus (NV-01) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Sand Bar/Arctic Shores/Best Yet/Great American/First Street * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: August 29, 2025 FDA Publi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/22/2025-8/29/2025 * Honoring the Victims of the Minnesota School Shooting [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) shared his grief for the lives lost in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Blumenthal called for increased gun violence prevention measures in the wake of this tragedy. "My heart breaks for the stud  more