WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Better Markets: * * * To: Comment Intake--Expedited Funds Availability Act c/o Legal Division Docket Manager (Docket ID: CFPB-2024-0051) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act (EFAA) to Reduce Deposit Hold Times Based on Technological Improvements more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from InductEV, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Kristin White Acting Administrator Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket No. FHWA-2024-0028 "Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Charging Technologies and Infrastructure Needs" * * * Dear Acti more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: President Joe Biden today signed a presidential proclamation establishing the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as the 432nd site in national park system. The presidential proclamation for the new national monument, designated under the Antiquities Act, acknowledges the painful past of forced assimilation of Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Dec. 1, 2024, from the Center for Public Enterprise: * * * To: Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthrough and Special Industries) 1111 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 5408 Washington, DC, 20224 * * * From: Dr. Yakov Feygin, Center for Public Enterprise PO BOX 370108 Brooklyn, NY 11237-0108 RE: Notice No. 2024-27 Request for Comments on Situations more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Sunday, Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump Chairman Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Jason Crow (D-Colo.) joined CBS's Face The Nation to discuss the Task Force's investigation ahead of the release of its upcoming final report this week. You can watch their full interview here(link is external). Since the Task Force began its investigation into the attempted assassinat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Peter Welch (D-VT) filed a joint resolution proposing a Constitutional amendment to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The amendment would institute nonrenewable, 18-year terms for new U.S. Supreme Court Justices, with a new term starting every two years. The Senators' amendment aims to restore confidence in the Court, eliminate political gamesmanship f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: President Joe Biden today signed a presidential proclamation establishing the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as the 432nd site in national park system. The presidential proclamation for the new national monument, designated under the Antiquities Act, acknowledges the painful past of forced assimilation of Native  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 37 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Bradford, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Juniata, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Mongomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Snyder, Warren, Washington, West more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * The Marketing to Attract Tourists program will invest $6 million to entice more people to experience Pennsylvania: The Great American Getaway. Governor Josh Shapiro's 2024-2025 bipartisan budget includes $15 million to support tourism, which generates $76 billion and supports more than 486,000 jobs a year in the Commonwealth. * * * Today, De more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Vote now through January 24, 2025, to choose Pennsylvania's next top river * * * Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today invited the public to vote for Pennsylvania's 2025 River of the Year. Online voting is open now through January 24, 2025, allowing Pennsylvanians to choose from three nominated waterways: t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * Funding will support pollution reduction efforts by counties in the Chesapeake Bay watershed * * * The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded $24 million to reduce pollution and restore local streams, rivers, and lakes in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. DEP awarded grants through the 2025 Countywide Action Plan (CAP) Implementation more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 134 months of imprisonment on his conviction of firearms offenses and conspiracy, as well as violations of his federal supervised release, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Dec. 9, 2024, on the establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: * * * For a century and a half spanning the early 19th and mid- 20th centuries, the Federal Government removed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children (Native children) from their families, Tribes, and homelands, often by force or coercion, and transported them to institutions across the United Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) today criticized the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for its inadequate efforts to assist small businesses with the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) burdensome beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements. Following a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant that paused the January 1, 2025, compliance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * After hearing of first-hand issues in community, Houlahan seeks solutions from federal government * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) sent a letter to United States Attorney General Marrick Garland asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to do more to publicize the availability of federal grant money that can be used for police body camera data storage. This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation which would designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway." The legislation was led by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) in the House  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), alongside U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Summer Lee (D-PA), urged the U.S. Coast Guard to protect the personnel, equipment, and vessels from being removed at Coast Guard Station (STA) Pittsburgh. The station is responsible for responding to natural disasters, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2024, with Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas: * * * Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) and French Hill (AR-02), who serve as co-chairs of the Friends of a Free, Stable, and Democratic Syria Caucus in Congress, issued the following statement following the apparent collapse of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime: "Bashar al-Assad has perpetrated one of the most horrific humanitarian crises of the 21s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: President Joe Biden today signed a presidential proclamation establishing the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as the 432nd site in national park system. The presidential proclamation for the new national monument, designated under the Antiquities Act, acknowledges the painful past of forced assimilation of Native children through the implementation of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration has nearly doubled its original goal to repair or replace 10 of the nation's most economically significant bridges 18 major bridge projects are moving forward, part of the more than 11,400 bridges across the country receiving funding to improve safety, shorten commutes, and ensure more efficient supply chains MONROE, MICHIGAN Today, during a news conference at the River  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Wilmington, Del. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation today joined elected officials, funding partners and grantees to mark 7 years of vital conservation projects made possible through the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund (https://www.nfwf.org/programs/delaware-river-program). This year's grants award $17. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions and Historic Progress Supporting Tribal Nations and Native Communities Ahead of Fourth Annual White House Tribal Nations Summit Today President Biden will host the fourth and final White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Biden-Harris Administration, reaffirming the Administration's historic progress on strengthening the Nation-to-Nation rel more PR