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. 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting State Bans on Biological Men Participating in Girls' Sports * U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) is again leading the charge to ban biological men from invading girls' sports. Barr joined a slew of members of Congress and U.S. Senators who wrote an Amicus Brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on biological men participating in girl  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