WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48666) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues for the 119th Congress" by telecommunications policy analyst Ling Zhu: * * * SUMMARY Under Section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58), enacted in late 2021, Congress directed the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ("Assista  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48666) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program - Issues for the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * The "Priority Broadband Project" Requirement for BEAD Funding In addition to the "reliable broadband service" requirement that determines BEAD-eligible locations, the IIJA uses the term priority broadband project to direct states  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a notice of application for Fresenius Kabi USA LLC, Grand Island, New York, which seeks to be registered as an importer of controlled substances. The company submitted the application on August 5, 2025. The request is for the importation of remifentanil, which is a schedule II controlled substance. The application states that the company intends to import the substance as a bulk active phar  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC and Partners Host Second Statewide Invasive Species Expo at Saratoga Spa State Park Sept. 14-16 * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the 2025 New York State Invasive Species Expo at the Saratoga Spa State Park, a three-day event held Sept. 14 through 16. Hosted biennially by DEC, with State partners Agriculture a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has completed its review of a license application for the Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project and has issued its environmental assessment. The project, located on Fish Creek in Saratoga County in the Village of Victory, New York, is seeking a license to continue its operations. The environmental assessment presents the FERC's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project. It concludes that continuing the l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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 * 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, and Washington, D  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Media Advisory for Monday, September 15 - DEC and State Partners Highlight Threat of Invasive Species at Statewide Expo * The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets (AGM) and Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation will join State, local, and other partners to highlight the 2025 New York State Invas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File * ICYMI : Murray, Wyden, Senate Colleagues Slam Social Security for Improperly Declaring Thousands Dead, Call for Watchdog Investigation Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Ron Wyden (D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We All Want to Make America Great Again * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to discuss a tragic and reflective week in America On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Evening Edit on Fox Business live from New York City to discuss the tragic assassination of faith-based conservative leader Charlie Kirk, the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11, and the  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Statement From NYSDEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton on DEC's Investigation to Ischua Creek * DEC takes seriously our responsibility to protect water and air quality and to ensure the environment and public are fully protected. Following the devastating water quality and habitat impacts to Ischua Creek in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, DEC took immediate action t  more