WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * "CG 1"--the Coast Guard's first aircraft * The first aircraft built for the United States Coast Guard was a Loening OL-5 delivered to the service in October 1926. A decade earlier, Coast Guard aviation was established by an act of Congress. It authorized the Treasury Department to establish 10 Coast Guard Air Stations along U.S. coasts. Coast Guard personnel were sent to Pensacola   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, will be repatriating 16 funerary objects. These items have a cultural affiliation with the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi'kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation. Among the 16 funerary objects are two red ochre samples, three charcoal samples and three hide and hair samples. Also included are two hair samples, one straw and pyrite sample and one pyrite, hide and hair sample. A stone plummet and other ite  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Highlights Energy Security in Hearing on Permitting Reform * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata emphasized energy security in her questions during a Natural Resources Committee hearing this week examining legislation, including a bipartisan permitting reform bill.Pictured in the full House Natural Resources Committee legislative hearing The Congresswoma  more

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. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate * The legislation would improve Americans' ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced that their biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is conducting a competitive, sealed bid sale of eight healthcare mortgage loans. The loans are secured by properties that include skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Missouri. The sale, known as HLS 2026-1, involves first-lien mortgage notes sold without Federal Housing Administration insurance. The sale is structured as a competitive auction, which allo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate * The legislation would improve Americans' ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisa  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 12 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Maine Permanent Commission on the Status of Women releases issue brief about threats to maternal and child health data Issue brief highlights the importance of Maine's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) and identifies policy recommendations in the face of federal staffing and funding cuts. * * * The Maine Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (MePCSW) re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan Group Demanding Administration Release Over $50 Million for Agricultural Farm Worker Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01), led 26 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter demanding that Office of Management and Budge  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 13 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2025 on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen , D-(Arundel): * * * Sen. Ingwersen, Gov. Mills celebrate investments in career and technical education in Senate District 32 ARUNDEL -- On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, welcomed Gov. Janet T. Mills to Senate District 32. During her visit, she and Sen. Ingwersen toured Align Precision, a leading advanced manufacturing firm tha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes King-led Bipartisan Bill to Improve Ocean Navigation and Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. --The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation to improve ocean navigation and safety in federal waters. The Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (MAPOceans) led by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, and Ted Cruz (R-TX), would modernize mapping inf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes National Legislation Officially Recognizing 9-1-1 Operators as Members of the First Responders System U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, celebrated Senate passage of the Enhancing First Response Act, which officially recog  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons celebrates the restoration of AmeriCorps funding following lawsuit against Trump * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chair of the bipartisan Senate National Service Caucus, celebrated the release of more than $184 million in withheld funding for AmeriCorps service programs across the country, including more than $750,000 for programs in Delaware. The White Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio following reports that significant quantities of U.S.-purchased lifesaving commodities, including food aid and contraceptive supplies, have been allowed to expire  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Reinstatement of Critical Wildfire Preparedness Program * Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined colleagues from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to question the Trump administration's sudden elimination of the Women in Wildfire (WIWF) Bootcamps program and demand its reinstatement. This year alone, the U.S. has experienced 48,458   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Wyden, Sanders Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump, Musk Cuts Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., have today introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act. This legislation -- unveiled for the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing t  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