SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Stands in Solidarity with Long Rail Road Workers on Strike * ATU International President John Costa released the following statement in support of Long Island Rail Road workers on strike. "As the largest transit union in North America, I want to express the strong support of our more than 200,000 ATU members with our fellow union Long Island Rail Road Wor  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice announcing several proposed AM and FM radio station community-of-license changes involving stations in Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Public comments on the proposals must be submitted to the FCC by July 13, 2026. The filing includes a proposal from Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta LLC to relocate station WJZA(AM) from Hapeville to North Decatur. Another  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by FERC2222.org and cusln.org, titled 'FERC Order 2222 & DER Policy and Implementation Report September 2025' and identified as PNNL-38292, outlines evolving federal and state actions shaping distributed energy resource participation in wholesale electricity markets, while highlighting unresolved coordination challenges among grid operators, utilities, and aggregators. The report tracks a series of actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, May 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union, TCU/IAM Stand with Striking Long Island Rail Road Members Fighting for Fair Contract * The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) and Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) are standing in full solidarity with IAM and TCU/IAM members on strike at the Long Island Rail Road (  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 17 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * John B. Veihmeyer: 2026 Citation for Laetare Medalist Timothy P. Shriver * (Remarks as prepared) Sir, From your earliest days, you have embodied what it means to truly see and honor the dignity in every human being. Growing up, you were witness to the founding of Special Olympics by your mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and the devotion to public service embodied by your father, Robert Sargent S  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 072403) on May 6, 2026, entitled "Follow-up on Cost-benefit Analysis of Processing Low-dollar Overpayments." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To follow up on prior recommendations related to capturing the average cost to collect overpayments and determine whether there are actions the Social Security Administration (SSA) could take to improve the processing of low-dollar  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 772635) on May 4, 2026, entitled "Single Audit of the State of Illinois for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * BACKGROUND A single audit is an organization-wide financial statement and Federal awards audit of a non-Federal entity that expends $1 million or more in Federal funds in 1 year. It is intended to assure the Government that the non-Fede  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 17 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * The commencement of the Class of 2026 * The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 181st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 17) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of more than 20,000 family members, friends, faculty and graduates were in attendance as 2,120 degrees were conferred on undergraduate students. Over the course of Commencement Weekend, the University conferred a total of 3,335 degrees  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew a currently approved information collection without change. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, all in  more