WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSletter) -- The American Bankers Association issued the following letter with 79 co-signers to Senate leaders John Thune and Charles Schumer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - RE: Amend the Clarity Act to Preserve Local Lending   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 50 organizations to Reps. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, and Kim Schrier, D-Washington: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 14, 2026 The Honorable John Joyce, MD U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Bu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 16 -- Born Free USA issued the following commentary: * * * Protect the Pack: Why Trump's New Executive Order is Dangerous for One of Our Most Crucial Keystone Species By Devan Schowe in Blog, Defending Nature, ESA on September 15, 2026 At the beginning of September 2026, the Trump administration announced that a new Executive Order has been signed on the grounds of "protecting and fully supporting America's ranchers." The new Order directs the Secretary of the I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on Nominees for HHS, IRS and the U.S. Tax Court * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Tax Court. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you to our nominees, Mr. Klomp,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 15,2026 Crapo Statement at Hearing on Nominees for HHS, IRS and the U.S. Tax Court Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Tax Court. As pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Establishment of United States Area Navigation Route T-337 and Amendment of Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal Airways V-101 and V-484 Near Twin Falls, ID This action proposes to establish United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-337 and amend Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range (VOR) federal airways V-1  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 15 -- North Idaho College posted the following news: * * * Moody's revises NIC outlook to positive * Moody's Ratings revised North Idaho College's outlook from stable to positive while affirming the college's Baa1 issuer and revenue bond ratings on Sept. 9. Moody's cited continued stability in NIC's governance, particularly the Board of Trustees, as a key factor in the outlook revision. The agency also cited NIC retaining its accreditation and being removed from   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * RFK Jr Back in Arms of Malignant Anti-Vax Group He Founded September 14, 2026 Washington D.C. - STAT News reports that Trump health secretary RFK Jr is delivering the keynote address this week at a conference hosted by Children's Health Defense (CHD), the militantly anti-vax group he founded, marking Kennedy's "first public embrace of the group since he took the helm of HHS." RFK Jr's public reunion with the cult he us  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 15 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I receives $2M in BSU partnership to strengthen Idaho's resilient microelectronics strategy * MOSCOW, Idaho -With a new National Science Foundation award of nearly $8 million, Boise State University and the University of Idaho are partnering to grow Idaho's strategy and capacity around resilient microelectronics for extreme environments. The Idaho Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Res  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Office of Community-Based Learning Announces 2026-27 Faculty Collaborative This year's collaborative includes 16 faculty members representing a variety of disciplines. By Brian Laubscher September 15, 2026 The Office of Community-Based Learning (CBL) at Washington and Lee University has announced the members of its fifth CBL Faculty Collaborative, who will receive training and work with students  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 16 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Bureau of Land Management Misrepresents Wild Horse Roundup after Groups Win Order Blocking the Action September 15, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Misrepresents Wild Horse Roundup after Conservation Groups Win Order Blocking the Action - BURNS, Ore.--A federal judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on September 8, 2026, halting a wild horse roundup in the Riddle Horse Management Are  more