WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Seventy-three legal services organizations have expressed strong opposition to a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education that would impose new restrictions on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This public comment letter, submitted to Secretary Linda McMahon, contends that the changes threaten to undermine the program's foundational goals and jeopardize legal support for low-income individuals. The proposed rule seeks to redefine qualifying emp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, McCormick Introduce Legislation to Protect the USMCA from Harmful Chinese Investment * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) introduced the Protecting the USMCA from Harmful Chinese Investment Act, which would direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to prioritize North American alignment on foreign investment screening  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing the proposed rule titled "Tobacco Product Standard for Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products." This proposal seeks to impose a maximum nicotine level of 0.70 milligrams per gram of tobacco in various products, which the PFMA argues would lead to a dramatic reduction   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing strong opposition to the agency's Proposed Rule concerning the nicotine yield of cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products. The PPA, which represents over 450 member companies involved in the sale and distribution of consumer packaged goods, including tobacco products across Pennsylvania,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Southern Tier Independence Center Inc. (STIC), a Binghamton, New York-based not-for-profit Center for Independent Living, has issued a public comment letter addressing proposed rule changes by the U.S. Department of Labor that would significantly alter existing regulations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. STIC, which serves individuals with disabilities across a dozen counties in south-central New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, argues that the cha  more