WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- A coalition of 44 state and regional banking associations representing thousands of community banks has submitted a public comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) applauding their efforts to address the growing issue of payments fraud, which has become a pressing challenge for community banks. The ICBA emphasizes that community banks are in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) expressing strong opposition to the proposed rule to amend regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The proposal seeks to remove several key provisions that promote the employment and advancement of individuals with disabilities in federal contracting. The CCD, which represents a coaliti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC and 19 States Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme * The Federal Trade Commission, along with 22 agencies from 19 states, stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors. Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, solicited charitable donations nationwide on behalf of United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Welcomes Oklahoma State Legislators to The White House, Secures Visit with VP * Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) welcomed 83 members of the Oklahoma State Legislature to Washington, D.C. and spoke to them at the White House State Leadership Conference. The Senator worked alongside President Trump and his White House team to orchestrate a day of meanin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Oklahoma State University (OSU) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing serious concerns regarding a proposed rule that would modify the admissions framework for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media. The proposed regulation, outlined in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), aims to establish a fixed period of admission and an extension of stay proc  more