HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 19 Counties * HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 36 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Berks, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Indiana, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Venango, Warren, Washing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Calls on Democrats to Fund the Government * Washington D.C. -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, is calling on the Senate to immediately pass H.R. 5371 (link is external), a funding bill to keep the government open. Congressman Mackenzie previously joined a bipartisan majority in the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Apple for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal suit says Virginia location required long-time employee to work on his Sabbath and later fired him based on his religion WASHINGTON - Apple, Inc. unlawfully failed to accommodate an employee's Jewish faith and subsequently fired him because of his religion and in retaliation for complaining of religion-based disc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Roofing Company for Constructive Discharge * Federal lawsuit says A.W. Farrell & Son forced roofer to resign by failing to address complaints of sexual harassment by his supervisor BUFFALO, N.Y. - A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc., part of a group of related commercial roofing companies operating in New York and Pennsylvania, violated federal law when its failure to address sexual   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Fetterman Statement on Government Shutdown Tonight, the federal government will officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a funding bill before the September 30 deadline. U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) released the following statement: "It's a sad day for our nation. "Our government shuts down at midnight. "I voted AYE to extend ACA tax credits because I suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Fetterman, Colleagues Reintroduce the Billionaires Income Tax Act Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 19 other colleagues reintroduced the Billionaires Income Tax Act, legislation that would close loopholes and ensure billionaires pay their fair share in taxes. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN -9), and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-8) introduced ident  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Fetterman, McCormick Release Application for Judicial Nominations for Eastern District of PA Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) released the application for candidates to be considered for judicial appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. "The Eastern District is home to Philly and some of th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * House passes Kinkead bill to create state-run landslide insurance program * Legislation establishing Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Program heads to Senate HARRISBURG, Sept. 30 - State Rep. Emily Kinkead announced today her bipartisan bill with Rep. Valerie Gaydos, R-Allegheny, to create a state-run landslide and sinkhole insurance program passed the Pennsylvania House of Repre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is postponing the deadline for its preliminary countervailing duty determination regarding imports of unwrought palladium from Russia. The investigation was initiated on Aug. 19, 2025. Under the Tariff Act of 1930, ITA generally must issue a preliminary determination within 65 days after an investigation is initiated. However, the act permits a postponement for up to 130 days if a timely request is   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Kauffman Bill to Create 'DUI Following Diversion' Offense Approved by State House * HARRISBURG - This week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) that would establish a new "DUI Following Diversion" offense for individuals who drive under the influence within 10 years of completing an Accelerated Rehabilitati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE HOUSE STEPS: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE ON DUTY. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE ON VACATION." * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats held a press event to make clear that as opposed to their Republican colleagues, Democrats are in Washington and ready to work to find a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown and save the healthcar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces Safe Transit Accountability Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Safe Transit Accountability Act today to keep labor unions from endangering Utahns and blocking public transportation agencies from implementing necessary safety measures. Reps. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) have introduced the bill in the House of Representatives. The legislation has   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Medical professionals detail acetaminophen and autism misinformation * Policy hearing details dangers, political action of medical misinformation HARRISBURG, Sept. 30 - At a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in the Capitol Complex today, medical professionals detailed the danger and fallout of misinformation created when the White House announced the supposed link between a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Third Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Religious Liberty Commission held its third hearing to discuss religious liberty issues in education from the perspectives of teachers and coaches, as well as religious liberty issues in school funding and educational choice, including testimony from school leaders, families, and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Joins Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Attacks on the First Amendment * Hearing follows months of the Trump Administration's abuse of FCC regulatory authorities and attempts to control the free press--including efforts to censor Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and others. Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) yesterday joined House and Senate De  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury is extending the time for the public to submit comments on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The advance notice was initially published in the Federal Register on Sept. 19, 2025, to gather public input on how the GENIUS Act should be put into effect. The original deadline for comments was Oct. 20, 2025. The extension comes after  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor announces $250K in Brookwood-Sago grants awarded to promote mine safety, health awareness; education, training * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant (link is external) funding to three organizations in three states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working  more