WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing urgent concerns regarding proposed changes to Medicare payment policies. The coalition, comprised of over 40 state and regional rheumatology societies, advocates for high-quality care for managing rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. In its letter, CSRO praised the p  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Enforcement Order Addresses Unauthorized Release of PFAS-Containing Foam into Maine Waters * BOSTON (Sept. 11, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) addressing an August 2024 accidental release of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam that contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Delegation Urges Noem to Restore Franklin School District Funding to Prevent Violence in Schools * Concord, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, alongside Senator Shaheen, Senator Hassan, and Congressman Pappas, is urging U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to reconsider the termination of the Franklin School District's $486,386 Targeted Violence and Terroris  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Collins Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio foll  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez, Border Democrats Call for Transparency Around DHS Spending $150B "Blank Check" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 12, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a group of Members representing border states demanding transparency and accountability in how the Department of Homeland Security will spend more than $150 billion taxpayer dollars newly allocated under H.R. 1. In a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led seven senators criticizing the Social Security Administration's watchdog office for declining to launch an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to use the Death Maste  more