WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA), a trade association representing cultural resource management firms, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) expressing concerns related to the interim final rule (IFR) on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. ACRA's letter highlights potential challenges facing small, disadvantaged businesses during the transition phase of program implementation. The DBE program is  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Lower the Cost of Housing for Oregonians * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act to make housing more affordable in Oregon and across the country. In a recent study   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted urges Veterans Affairs Secretary to empower VA Medical Centers to recruit and retain VA physicians Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins urging him to update Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to help VA Medical Centers recruit and retain world-class physicians. "As you know, Section 142 of the Senator Elizabe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Kaliopy Vavoulas, president of Legend Painting Inc., Campbell, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the California Department of Transportation establishing her individual social and economic disadvantage for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) recertification. The statement was submitted under the U.S. Department of Transportation's September 30, 2025, rule requiring evidence without relying on race- or gender-based presumptions. The individual maintains th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Ohio Credit Union League (OCUL), Columbus, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) praising the agency's proposed budget for the years 2026-2027. The OCUL represents Ohio's 201 credit unions and their more than three million members, emphasizing the importance of financial access and consumer protection within the cooperative credit system. In the letter, OCUL expresses appreciation for NCUA's commitment to transparency   more