WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union, Independence, Ohio: * * * BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. FRA-2024-0079 CPKC Request for Waiver from 49 CFR Sec.232.305(b)(2) for In-Train Wheelset Replacement P more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 --The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-739) on the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 6951), which aims to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act, is to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. Committee Acti more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 --The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-739) on the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 6951), which aims to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 6) H.R. 6951 Guts Federal Accountability Framework, Leaving Students and Taxpayers Vulnerable RISK SHARING AGREEMENTS H.R. 6951 proposes a risk-shar more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-761) on the Prove It Act (H.R. 7198), which aims to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Nov. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7198, the Prove It Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN), amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) to more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Mike Carey (OH-15) sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel expressing his opposition to the IRS's controversial expansion of the Digital Assets Sale and Exchanges Rule, also known as the "Broker Rule." In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Congress directed the IRS to establish a clear and fair reporting regime for dig more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous human exploration off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, and unveiling the fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-148-1-R25) on Dec. 4, 2024, entitled "Corryville Station, Cincinnati, Ohio: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-147-R25) on Dec. 4, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Cincinnati Processing and Distribution Center and Network Distribution Center, Cincinnati, Ohio." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-148-2-R25) on Dec. 4, 2024, entitled "Fairfield Branch, Fairfield, Ohio: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OI more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-148-3-R25) on Dec. 4, 2024, entitled "Mid City Cincinnati Carrier Annex, Cincinnati, Ohio: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Ins more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-148) on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Ohio 2 District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * During the week of September 9, 2024, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Cincinnati Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and Network Distribution Center (NDC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC and NDC. The delivery units included the Corryville Station, Fairfie 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. 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