WASHINGTON, April 12 -- A.V. Olsson Trading Co. Inc., Old Greenwich, Connecticut, a specialty foods importer with nearly a century of experience, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) expressing opposition to several proposed modifications to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) import licensing program. The company, which imported 2.1 million pounds of cheese and dairy products in 2025 using historical import licenses, raised c  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- America Forward submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed rulemaking for Workforce Pell implementation under docket ID ED-2026-OPE-0133. The coalition, which represents over 100 influential non-governmental organizations focused on workforce development, highlighted key concerns about provisions they say may restrict the effective delivery and scalability of workforce training programs. The letter emphasizes two main are  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The American Council on Education, along with multiple higher education organizations, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants." The letter addresses concerns around the Department's implementation of the One Big Beau  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Ceasefire Negotiations, Blumenthal Calls on Trump Administration to Fully Restore VOA Persian & Radio Farda Broadcast to Iran * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote the Acting CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Michael Rigas seeking additional information about what actions are being taken to restore and expand its reporting and broadcasting capa  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate th  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Connecticut Green Bank submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's Request for Information on the Clean School Bus Program. The Green Bank, which specializes in leveraging public resources to attract private investment for clean energy projects, offered extensive recommendations aimed at improving the efficiency, equity, and financial viability of school bus electrification efforts under the EPA's program. In i  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing more than 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven (AHEAD) Workforce Pell Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The letter addresses provisions of the proposed rule on Pell Grant exclusions relating to other grant aid, Workfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Propane Gas Association has submitted an addendum to its previous public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the agency's development of guidance for alternative fuel vehicles and fueling infrastructure deployment under the Clean School Bus funding programs. The association addressed ongoing issues related to the compatibility and program integrity of various alternative fuels being considered by the agency. In its comm  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * New Ad Calls Out Himes For Siding With Trump & Miller on Surveillance * Himes is Leading the Charge to Whip Support for Trump & Stephen Miller's 'Clean' Reauthorization of Government Spying Powers, Vote Expected Wednesday BRIDGEPORT, CT - On Sunday morning, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) woke up to an ad in his local newspaper calling him out for trying to deliver Democratic votes  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/3/2026-4/10/2026 * Urging Investigation of Sale of Connecticut Sun [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the Department of Justice demanding it open an antitrust investigation into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s interference with Connecticut's efforts to keep the Connecticut Sun based in the state. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Call on Trump Administration to End Putin's Oil Profit Windfall Ahead of Tomorrow's Sanctions Waiver Deadline * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today calling on the Trump Administration to allow its waive  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Steptoe LLP submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network contesting statements made about Alessandro Bazzoni in FinCEN's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on MBaer Merchant Bank AG. The NPRM, published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2026, proposes special measures against MBaer under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act to protect the U.S. financial system, but Steptoe argues that the discussion of Bazzoni is inaccurate and b  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- A group of undergraduate physics majors from the University of Hartford visited research laboratories at the University of Connecticut to observe graduate-level projects and experimental environments. Organized by Hashini Mohottala, professor of physics, the trip provided students with exposure to active research in both experimental and theoretical physics. The delegation included four undergraduate physics majors and one graduate student who previously studied mathemat  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 8 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Genetic Risk for Type 1 Diabetes Extends to Brain Cells, Study Finds By Mahima Samraik, MS Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Some individuals with type 1 diabetes experience cognitive differences, sometimes described as "brain fog," as well as memory lapses, which have often been attributed to fluctuations in blood s  more