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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday October 12, 2025 ( 22 items )  

Apache Software Foundation Submits Public Comment Letter on CISA 2025 SBOM Elements
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regarding the draft for the "CISA 2025 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials" (SBOM). The foundation's letter outlines a series of recommendations aimed at enhancing clarity and usability within the proposed guidelines. The foundation advocates for grouping data fields by subject, suggesting that certain  more

As Delawareans Face a High Cost of Living, Republicans in Washington Are Trying to Make Things Worse
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * As Delawareans Face a High Cost of Living, Republicans in Washington Are Trying to Make Things Worse U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) is calling attention to the high cost of living that's hurting Delawareans, and how it will be made worse by the Republican shutdown. Alongside her Democratic colleagues, Blunt Rochester has supported legislation to re-open the government, restore the  more

AstraZeneca Announces Historic Agreement With US Government to Lower the Cost of Medicines for American Patients
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 11 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * AstraZeneca announces historic agreement with US Government to lower the cost of medicines for American patients Delivers on all four of President Trump's requests reducing cost of medicines Preserves America's role as a global powerhouse in biopharmaceuticals innovation AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in manufacturing and R&D to support domestic sourcing * Astr  more

AstraZeneca Plans to Increase Investment and Scope of Its Virginia Manufacturing Facility to $4.5 Billion, Creating 3,600 New Jobs
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 10 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * AstraZeneca plans to increase investment and scope of its Virginia manufacturing facility to $4.5 billion, creating 3,600 new jobs New manufacturing facility to be located near Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia will develop and manufacture a broader range of medicines including weight management, metabolic and cancer technologies Facility marks corn  more

AstraZeneca: Baxdrostat Met the Primary Endpoint in Bax24 Phase III Trial in Patients With Resistant Hypertension
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 8 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Baxdrostat met the primary endpoint in Bax24 Phase III trial in patients with resistant hypertension Baxdrostat demonstrated a statistically significant and highly clinically meaningful reduction in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure compared with placebo * Positive high-level results from the Bax24 Phase III trial showed baxdrostat demonstrated a statistically signific  more

Blunt Rochester to Republican Colleagues in Committee: This is Not Business as Usual
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Blunt Rochester to Republican Colleagues in Committee: This is Not Business as Usual "The issues before us are important, but our number one priority in this moment should be reopening the government and restoring people's health care." * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today used her time in each of her committee hearings to urge Republicans to prioritize reopeni  more

Datroway Demonstrated Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Overall Survival as 1st-Line Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer for Whom Immunotherapy Was Not an Option in TROPION-Breast02
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 7 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * DATROWAY (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk) demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival as 1st-line therapy for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer for whom immunotherapy was not an option in TROPION-Breast02 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's DATROWAY is the first and only therapy to significantly improve overall s  more

Debevoise Litigation Partner Maeve O'Connor Featured on Women Governance Trailblazers Podcast
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Litigation Partner Maeve O'Connor Featured on Women Governance Trailblazers Podcast * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigation partner Maeve O'Connor was featured on the Women Governance Trailblazers podcast with hosts Courtney Kamlet and Liz Dunshee. In the conversation, Ms. O'Connor discusses the challenges public companies and their boards are navigating in today's govern  more

Demand Justice Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Calling Out Durbin and Coons
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Demand Justice Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Calling Out Durbin and Coons Just last week, six Democratic senators voted to advance Trump judicial nominees who peddled Trump's lies about the 2020 election and January 6th Washington, DC -Today, Demand Justice announced a new six-figure ad campaign in Illinois and Delaware calling out Senator Durbin and Senator Coons for their inexcusable vote  more

DuPont IntegraTec XTP 100 IG Ultrafiltration Modules Now Available Globally
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 10 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * DuPont IntegraTec XTP 100 IG Ultrafiltration Modules Now Available Globally Improving efficiency in industrial utility and wastewater treatment and reuse * DuPont today announced that DuPont IntegraTec XTP 100 IG ultrafiltration modules are now available globally. A groundbreaking solution powered by innovative PVDF hollow fiber technology, designed specifically for industrial applications, thes  more

FBI Baltimore Releases 'Summer Heat' Results
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Baltimore Releases 'Summer Heat' Results Part of Nationwide Initiative to Crush Violent Crime * BALTIMORE, MD--The Baltimore Field Office made numerous arrests over the past three months as part of the Summer Heat operation, the FBI's nationwide effort to crush violent crime. "The Baltimore Field Office is fully committed to crushing violent crime across Maryland and Delaware," said William J. DelBagno, special agen  more

ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester on Health Care Crisis - "This is Going to Affect Us All"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) yesterday joined MSNBC's The Weekend with Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, and Jacqueline Alemany to highlight the stakes of the Republican shutdown and the imminent health care crisis they are creating. Below are excerpts of the interview. "...Energy costs have gone up, food prices have gone up, rent has gone up, and we're on the   more

ICYMI: Senator Coons calls potential Israel-Hamas deal a "relief" in remarks on MSNBC
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons calls potential Israel-Hamas deal a "relief" in remarks on MSNBC * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports today and expressed cautious optimism about reports that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal, calling it "a huge relief." "It's a huge relief, and I am hopeful that we may ye  more

McBride on CNN: "Republicans have refused to come to the table to work with us"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride on CNN: "Republicans have refused to come to the table to work with us" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and its impact on Delaware families. During the interview, Rep. McBride called on congressional Republicans to end the stalemate and work with Democrats to reopen the govern  more

McBride to Speaker Johnson: "Call the House back to work. Reopen the government. Restore the services people count on."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride to Speaker Johnson: "Call the House back to work. Reopen the government. Restore the services people count on." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Delaware's lone member of Congress, Congresswoman Sarah McBride sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson urging him to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives to pay U.S. service members, reopen the government, and deliver for the   more

Nemours Children's Health Among the Nation's Best in U.S. News & World Report's Children's Hospitals 2025-26 Rankings
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 7 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Health Among the Nation's Best in U.S. News & World Report's Children's Hospitals 2025-26 Rankings * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2025) - U.S. News & World Report released its 2025-2026 Best Children's Hospitals list, and Nemours Children's Health is again among the nation's best clinical institutions according to the latest rankings. This year, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware  more

Ohio Wesleyan University: Illuminating Research
DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Illuminating Research Ohio Wesleyan Professor Collaborates on Eclipse, Bird Behavior Study Published in Science * Ohio Wesleyan University Professor Dustin Reichard and colleagues at Indiana University discovered some enlightening facts about bird behavior during the 2024 total solar eclipse, and they have just published their findings in the journal Science, one of the world's leading rese  more

Readout: Ranking Member Shaheen Meeting With Finnish President Alexander Stubb
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on Oct. 9, 2025, with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb during his visit to Washington this week: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen Meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)  more

Senator Coons pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi on weaponizing the DOJ and unconstitutional boat strikes in fiery hearing
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi on weaponizing the DOJ and unconstitutional boat strikes in fiery hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today about carrying out President Trump's politically motivated prosecutions and the legality of recent U.S. military strikes which killed susp  more

Senator Coons statement on second anniversary of October 7 attacks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on second anniversary of October 7 attacks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023: "Two years ago, 1,200 souls were ripped away by Hamas' brutal attack on Israeli civilians. Annie's and my hearts remain broken for the families left behind, the fu  more

Statement: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Potential Peace Agreement Between Israel and Hamas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Potential Peace Agreement between Israel and Hamas U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement following reports of a potential peace agreement between Israel and Hamas: "Last night's announcement of a possible agreement between Israel and Hamas provides hope for an end to the devastating war   more

USGS Report Maps Groundwater Levels in New Jersey Coastal Plain Aquifers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The report, 'Potentiometric Surface Maps and Groundwater-Level Hydrographs for Confined Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 2018,' was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The authors are Alex R. Fiore, Stephen J. Cauller, and Eileen J. Brown. The document is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5080 and was issued in 2025. The project involved measuri  more