WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Tallahassee, Florida, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding concerns over the proposed admissions and consumer transparency supplement (ACTS) to the integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS). The letter highlights potential risks associated with the new data collection initiative intended to provide greater transparency in higher education admissions processes. AIR re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Sixth District was little changed. Employment levels were flat, and wages rose modestly. Prices increased at a moderate pace. Consumer spending fell somewhat, and leisure travel continued to soften. Activity in residential real estate declined, though commercial real estate was generally unchanged. Transportation declined mode  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in The Hill: Reliance on dangerous foreign generic drugs is killing Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, wrote an op-ed for The Hill on America's overreliance on foreign-made generic prescription drugs and how a lack of oversight in nations like Communist China is threa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The League of Women Voters of Jacksonville First Coast has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission expressing strong opposition to a petition from the America First Legal Foundation that seeks to impose a documentary proof of citizenship requirement on federal voter registration forms. The League emphasizes its mission to empower voters and defend democracy, highlighting the essential nature of voting as a fundamental citizen right. Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for October 2025 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Asks Treasury Sec. Bessent to Review China's Land Grab in Fire-Ravaged California * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thanking him for his work with President Trump to stand up for the American people by confronting and mitigating the threats posed by Communist China. As part of these efforts, Senator Scott asks Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Resolution Condemning Attacks Against Federal Law Enforcement in Illinois * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott and Marsha Blackburn introduced a resolution condemning the despicable, violent attacks against federal law enforcement in Chicago and the state of Illinois. Senator Rick Scott said, "It's disgusting to see violence against our federal law enforcement officer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Honors Service Members Lost in Abbey Gate Bombing During Biden's Botched Withdrawal of Afghanistan, Cosponsors National Day of Remembrance Resolution Senator Ashley Moody is cosponsoring a joint resolution, S.J.Res.79, to honor the lives of the 13 brave U.S. service members lost in the bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul on August 26, 2021 during Biden's botched withdrawal of Afghanis  more