WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sixteen State Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing opposition to a proposed revision regarding the collection of significant disproportionality data under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The states argue that the revision would undermine efforts to promote equity in special education by eliminating the current requirements for states to report changes in their methodologies for calculatin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Consumer Price Index Inflation Ends FY2025 3.01 Percent, SSA Announces 2.8 Percent 2026 Cost-of-Living-Adjustment Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Inflation Update for September 2025. To conclude fiscal year 2025, headline consumer price index (CPI-U) inflation was 3.01 percent year-over-year and 0.31 percent month-over-mo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gallego Leads Arizona Democrats in Calling to Protect Impact Aid * WASHINGTON - Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon laying out how the Trump administration's politically motivated layoffs within the Impact Aid office will jeopardize c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gallego on MSNBC: 'There's a whole lack of leadership that's coming from the Republican Party right now.' * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to discuss the latest on the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown, the Republican leadership crisis, and the urgent need to prevent health care premiums from doubling for millions of Americans. Watch the full   more