WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is reviewing 30 properties that have been nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the nation's list of cultural resources considered worthy of preservation. Its purpose is to recognize properties for their historical relevance, to provide recognition of their importance to the country's heritage and to encourage their preservation. Nomin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) and the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing their support for the proposed rescission of the 2024 farmworker rule. The proposed rule seeks to eliminate several regulatory requirements regarded as burdensome for employers of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, a program that allows foreign workers to engage in seasonal agricultural r  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 3 of 4) * * * Summer Food The SFSP and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) provide federal reimbursements for summer meals./170 SFSP is open to school food authorities, local public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations, while SSO is specifically for school   more