WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- A coalition of 77 economic justice, workers' rights, and gender equity organizations sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expressing their strong opposition to proposed rule changes regarding equal employment opportunity (EEO) regulations affecting registered apprenticeship programs. The proposed rule, titled "Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs," aims to amend existing regulations that have been establis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Republican Delegation Statement on Space Command HQ Meeting with the Administration * WASHINGTON - Today, the Republican Colorado delegation sent out a joint statement on the impacts of moving the U.S. Space Command HQ out of Colorado: "Over the past few days, there have been differing reports on what the impact of moving the U.S. Space Command Headquarters out of Colorado and to Alabama m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Good Food Collective, Durango, Colorado, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concerns regarding the agency's proposed Front-of-Package (FOP) nutrition labeling system. The coalition believes the current proposal does not adequately serve its intended purpose of facilitating consumer understanding of nutritional information in grocery stores. In their letter, the Good Food Collective commended the FDA for initiat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The National Employment Law Project, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to a proposed rule that seeks to eliminate the merit staffing requirement for Employment Service (ES) programs under the Wagner-Peyser Act. NELP argues that this change could compromise the quality and effectiveness of employment services for millions of Americans seeking jobs. In its letter, NELP contends that removing the merit-based staffing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Obesity Medicine Association, Centennial, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the proposed Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Representing a vast network of healthcare professionals dedicated to obesity treatment, OMA emphasizes the need for reforms to ensure that payment rates meet the needs of practitioners and are sustainable for patient care. Notably, the proposed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46234) on July 16, 2025, entitled "School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding" by social policy analyst Kara Clifford Billings. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The federal government has a long history of investing in programs for feeding children, starting with federal aid for school lunch programs in the 1930s. Today, federal child nutrition programs support f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46234) on July 16, 2025, entitled "School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs - Background and Funding:" (Continued from part 1 of 4) * * * National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) NSLP and SBP (the school meals programs) provide federal support for meals served in more than 90,000 public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide./58 They als  more