WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Protects Consumers and Businesses from Coast to Coast BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Organized retail crime is harming American consumers, businesses and employees nationwide. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, led by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculat  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 4 (TNSjou) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Living Fossils and Symbols of Resilience: DNR Scientists Monitor Horseshoe Crabs After Population Recovery in the Region A recent study found that horseshoe crabs have bounced back since population declines in 1990s - Under the vibrant lights of the Ocean City boardwalk Ferris wheel and Slingshot ride, prehistoric animals scuttled onto the shore of a quiet beach by the thous  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49020) entitled "Marriage Penalties and Bonuses in the Federal Tax Code:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Policy Reform Options This section discusses policy reforms that would reduce or eliminate marriage tax penalties. Options that would create both marriage neutrality and marriage bonuses are included. The section discusses only reforms to the income tax code and does not discuss other   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news: * * * DEP Proposes Updated Safeguards to Prevent PFAS Forever Chemicals in Biosolids from Polluting Groundwater DEP is accepting comments on revised draft permits for biosolids producers to prevent PFOS and PFOA from ending up on farm fields Updated permits will provide needed certainty about what is in biosolids and protect crops and groundwater from forever chemicals - T  more