WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has denied a registration application from David S. Pecora, a physician assistant in Bemidji, Minnesota. DEA cited multiple instances of materially falsified applications and a history of substance abuse that it determined poses risks to public safety. The decision was finalized on Oct. 1, 2025, following an Order to Show Cause issued on Aug. 16, 2024. Pecora did not contest the order, which resulted i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety, Saint Paul, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding a proposed reduction in administrative requirements for state highway safety grant programs. The proposal, documented in Docket No. NHTSA-2025-0061, seeks to update the public participation and engagement reporting requirements historically placed on states. The Minnesota Office of T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and 32 academic associations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education outlining its apprehensions regarding proposed changes to the integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS), specifically focusing on the introduction of the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). Representing over 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nat  more