WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 183 environmental, conservation, and outdoor recreation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service urging the agency to maintain the Roadless Conservation Area Rule. The groups, representing millions of members across the country, express concerns that rescinding the rule could jeopardize nearly 45 million acres of vital national forests, which play a crucial role in the ecological health of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency not to alter its supervision threshold for international money transfer providers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposes raising the threshold that qualifies entities as "larger participants" in the international money transfer market. The current threshold permits broader oversig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has expressed strong objections to proposed rule changes by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that could drastically reduce the number of automobile finance companies under its supervision. In a public comment letter submitted by attorneys general from eighteen states and the District of Columbia, the group stressed the importance of maintaining oversight amid increasing consumer complaints and industry risks. The CFPB is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing opposition to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the definition of "larger participants" in the consumer debt collection market. The proposed change could potentially reduce the number of debt collectors subject to the bureau's supervision, an idea the coalition believes is dangerous for consumer protections. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reconsider its proposal to raise the threshold for determining which consumer reporting entities are deemed "larger participants." The proposed adjustment would significantly decrease the number of entities under the bureau's supervision, a move that the attorneys general argue could harm consumers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- A coalition of 254 civil rights, social justice and consumer advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that threatens the integrity of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 18, critiques the proposed changes as unconstitutional and harmful to borrowers engaged in public servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-15) on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Understanding Disasters Through Federal Data." The paper was written by Chase Sawyer. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The destruction left by Hurricane Helene in the United States represents a generational event for emergency management. Helene caused at least 249 fatalities and is the deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the continental Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025, with Sens. Tedd Budd, R-North Carolina, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Thom Tillis, North Carolina: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on rule change allowing domestic wastewater discharges into zero-flow streams * The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Nov. 5 to hear public comment on a proposed ru  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers * September 22, 2025 The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $48 Million Approved to Support Disaster Recovery ASHEVILLE, N.C. - FEMA announced nearly $48 million in additional funding for 46 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene and other disaster recovery projects. This includes 31 newly approved projects, as well as 18 large projects, each over $1 million that the Department of Homeland Security has ad  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE develops test program to increase H-1 readiness * A team of engineers at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently developed a new capability that is saving the fleet time and money, and increasing fleet readiness. The Test Program Set Development Team at FRCE recently developed the hardware and software needed to perform tests and diagnose the operational status of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * FRCE develops test program to increase H-1 readiness * A team of engineers at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently developed a new capability that is saving the fleet time and money, and increasing fleet readiness. A team of engineers at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently developed a new capability that is saving the fleet time and money, and increasing fleet readiness. The Test Program Set Devel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Join Colleagues to Call Out Wells Fargo's Union-Busting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank's union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with employees. "As Senators representing constituents who are Wells Fargo employees   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steven W. Troxler submitted a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule aimed at regulating the nicotine yield of cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products. Described as "Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield," the rule was announced shortly before a change in administration and has been criticiz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * NC Lawmakers to EPA: Our state will suffer if you surrender the fight against climate change * Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which requires the EPA to protect people from the pollution that causes climate change and its impacts. Recently, r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 7:25-cv-01514-BO; E.D.N.C. filed September 19, 2025) involving Aaron O'Brian Freeman: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2025, charged 31-year-old Aaron O'Brian Freeman ("Freeman"), of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, with conducting a fraudulent "free-riding" scheme in which he bought nearly $900,000 worth of securities without paying for them. The SEC's compla  more