PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Americans' Knowledge of Civics Increases, Annenberg Survey Finds * Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, according to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted annually by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. More than two-thirds of U.S. adults (70%) were able to   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * BNY and Carnegie Mellon University Join Forces To Advance AI Education and Research BNY (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced a five-year, $10 million agreement to support world-class research and development in artificial intelligence (AI). The collaboration will bring students, faculty and staff from across the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on August CPI Inflation Data Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the annualized CPI inflation rate for August increased to 2.9 percent: "Donald Trump is the single greate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Remembers September 11, 2001 * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in remembrance of the tragedy that occurred in the United States of America on September 11, 2001: "On September 11, 2001, our nation was forever changed when the United States was struck by horrific acts of terror a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Ukraine Caucus Statement on Unprecedented Russian Drone Incursions into Poland and Major Attacks on Ukraine * Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with his fellow Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), issued the following statement in   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was up 0.3 percent for the two months ending in August 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee not  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent in August. Food prices inc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington -- August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 0.5 percent from June to August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Fetterman, Colleagues Urge Administration to Reinstate Fair Pay Rule for Workers with Disabilities Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and eight of his Senate colleagues urged the U.S. Department of Labor to reverse its July decision to cancel a proposed rule to end the subminimum wage program, which allows employers to pay American workers with disabilities below   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Delivers Historic PFAS Accountability Win as FY26 Defense Bill Passes the House * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, announced that his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3761, has been secured in the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which has now passed the House. This histo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Marks 9/11 Anniversary with Urgent Call to Pass Patriot Day Act * With support from the FOP, PBA, and IAFF, H.R. 911 would enshrine September 11th as a National Day of Reflection and Service WASHINGTON, DC - Twenty-four years after the September 11th attacks, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) marked the anniversary by renewing his push to pass the bipartisan Patriot Day A  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Heard on campus: Celebrating Penn State's milestones in physics * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "Nature presents us with lots of facts. And in the beginning, they may all seem puzzling, mysterious and disconnected," said Jainendra Jain, Evan Pugh University Professor and Erwin W. Muller Professor of Physics and holder of the Eberly Family Chair in the Penn State Eberly College of Science. "And  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark and Buffalo Bills honor BISON Fund as community hero at home opener * * $80,000 awarded, 640 Bills tickets donated to local non-profits through program since 2021 Buffalo, N.Y. (September 11, 2025) -- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Buffalo Bills proudly recognized the BISON Children's Scholarship Fund as the Highmark Community Her  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark invests $765,000 million in six initiatives to enhance community in the Capital Region * * Brings Blue Fund's total local investment to more than $4.5 million Latham, N.Y. (September 11, 2025) -- Highmark Blue Shield, through the Highmark Bright Blue Futures charitable giving and community involvement program, is reinforcing its commitment  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Intelligence Community Gets Major New Biotech Capabilities in HPSCI-passed Intelligence Authorization Act * Washington, DC - Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) passed the FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) with three provisions focused on the impact of emerging biotechnologies on national security and intelligen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * John M. Carethers, MD, FAACR, Recognized with 2025 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities * BALTIMORE - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will award John M. Carethers, MD, FAACR, with the 2025 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities during the 18th AACR Confere  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly votes for National Defense Authorization Act, supports pay raise for service members * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual comprehensive package of legislation that supports American defense and military service members. The bill now advances to the U.S. Senate for consideration.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Statement on the 24th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) released the following statement on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that took place in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania: "Today marks 24 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks that changed our nation forever. On that morning, 2,977 innocent lives were taken, and countless famil  more

RADNOR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- The Lincoln Financial Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Lincoln Financial and Bain Capital launch new private market fund to provide individual investors access to private credit Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC), a leading provider of insurance, annuities, group benefits, and retirement solutions, announced today the formal launch of its new private market fund, the Lincoln Bain Capital Total Credit Fund. The new evergreen fund, d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: 24 Years Later, We Stand United in Remembrance of Those We Lost On 9/11 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the 24 th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: "Our nation was forever changed on September 11, 2001 by the horrific terrorist attacks that claimed thousands of innocent lives in New York, Pennsylvania,  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * One nation, indivisible: Remembering September 11 in a divided America * It was a clear day, with a clearer consciousness, when the world collapsed in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania. Twenty-four years after the terror attacks on Septe  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn buildings achieve LEED certifications, showcasing commitment to sustainability Three recent building projects at the University of Pennsylvania have earned LEED Platinum, Gold, and Silver certifications, underscoring Penn's ongoing commitment to sustainable design and construction. * The University of Pennsylvania's newest LEED-certified building projects   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College offers certificate pathway for high school students With the support of a National Science Foundation grant, Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a pathway for high school students to earn 32 college credits and a certificate in polymer processing at no cost. "Polymer processing is the means by which we utilize polymer materials - most commonly plastics - and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State seeking undergraduate tuition freeze with 2026-27 appropriation request * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State is preparing to ask the commonwealth for a $49 million boost to its 2026-27 general support appropriation, an amount that would allow the University to freeze tuition for all undergraduate students, at all campuses, for the 2027-28 academic year. At its Sept. 11 meeti  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State showcases work to protect Chesapeake Bay during commission's visit * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Leaders from the Chesapeake Bay Commission visited Penn State's University Park campus Sept. 4-5 to experience the impactful work being done at Penn State to help better the Chesapeake Bay watershed, while also engaging in discussion and exploring solutions that address water quality,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Slams Republicans on Bills That Would Strip DC Autonomy, Deter Public Safety, and Criminalize Homelessness * WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 -- Yesterday, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup, Congresswomen Summer L. Lee (PA-12) slammed Republicans for passing a series of legislation that would deter public safety in Washington D.C. and criminalize   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Votes Against Bloated NDAA, Stands with People Over Pentagon * WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "Today, I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act because it once again prioritizes bloated Pentagon budgets over the u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Dean and Reschenthaler Introduced Bill to Support Mental Health Services for Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) introduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act to improve mental health treatment and support for our nation's law enforcement officers, especially as it relates to suicid  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Rethinking E-commerce Fraud: Strategies for Legal and Compliance Teams, PricewaterhouseCoopers * Partner Amy Schuh was quoted in a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers looking at the rise in ecommerce fraud and its impact on retailers and other ecommerce brands. In the section discussing how legal and compliance teams can add strategic value, Amy said, "Creating  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Young girls may be less responsive to food fullness cues than young boys * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Young boys ate less during a meal if they had already consumed a serving of fruit, but girls ate the same amount of the meal whether or not they had eaten fruit, researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences found in a recent study. The researchers said this study, avai  more