WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued a 51-page update report in December 2024 entitled "Striped Bass Stock Assessment." Here is the executive summary: The time series of striped bass removals and indices from the 2022 assessment update were extended to include data from 2022-2023. Total removals from 2022-2023 averaged 6.18 million fish, a 20% increase from 2021, the terminal year of the last assessment. From 20222023, recreational release mortality m more ST

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: The Uniformed Services University (USU) convened a Brain Health Symposium on December 5, 2024, co-hosted by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, to highlight the latest USU advancements in brain health research and its critical implications for military personnel. Aligned with the Department of Defense's Warfighter Brain Health Initiative, the event emphasized more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Bradley H. Blower, founder of Inclusive-Partners LLC, Takoma Park, Maryland: * * * To: The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G. Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20552 Re: Petition for Rulemaking Concerning Faster Payments Docket No. CFPB 2004-0051 * * * Dear Director Chopra: On behalf of Inclusive-Partners LLC, I su more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued proposed deletions from the procurement list in the Federal Register on Nov. 29, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before: December 29, 2024. SUPP more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued a notice involving an information collection on Nov. 15, 2024, entitled "Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education for Funds under the CARES Act". AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collecti more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued a notice involving an information collection on Nov. 14, 2024, entitled "Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest Leading Early Childhood Achievement & Development Efficacy Study".  AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR). DATES: In more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from 23 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel A. Cardona, Ph.D. Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 CC: Linda McMahon, Nominee for Secretary of Education Re: Comment by States of Missouri, Kansas, and 21 other States on Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direc more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from AFT: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20202 Document ID: ED-2023-OPE-0123-32489 * * * On behalf of the 1.8 million members of the AFT, who work in education, healthcare and public services, I write in support of this proposed rule that will provide much needed student loan debt cancellation to borrowers experiencing ha more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Center for Responsible Lending: * * * To: The Honorable Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123, Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Fam more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from David S. McFadden, attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute: * * * To: Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Re: Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the Federal Perkins Loan Program, an more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies: * * * To: Kun Mullan PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Attention: Marcos Cerde more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from National Consumer Law Center and 17 collaborators: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Legal Aid Comments in Response to Proposed Rules on Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship--Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123; RIN 1840-AD95 * * * These comments, submitted on behalf of organizations  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the New Civil Liberties Alliance: * * * To: Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Lo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Student Borrower Protection Center. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona, The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), a national policy non-profit organization committed to ending the student debt crisis, submits this comment in r more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Mid America Pet Food LLC: * * * To: Jeff Caswell, Chief Executive Officer, Mid America Pet Food LLC, 2024 N. Frontage Road, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455-6474, United States Dear Mr. Caswell: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your pet food manufacturing facility located at 2024 N. Frontage Road, Mount Pleasant, Texas from November 2, 2023, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research and the Stanford University Educational Opportunity Project issued a 33-page report in June 2024 entitled "Federal Pandemic Relief and Academic Recovery." The report was written by Dan Dewey and Thomas J. Kane of Harvard University, Erin Fahle and Sean F. Reardon of Stanford University and Douglas O. Staiger of Dartmouth College. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Introduction Since the beginning of the War on Pover more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Office of the Surgeon General issued an 837-page report in November 2024 entitled "Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities." Here are excerpts: * * * Foreword This decade, cigarette smoking among youth and adults reached the lowest levels ever recorded, representing a major public health milestone. Yet over 36 million U.S. adults (as of 2022) and 760,000 middle and hig more ST

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Spay and Neuter Grants Program has announced the 36 grant recipients that will receive funding for projects that efficiently and effectively facilitate, promote, and increase spay and neuter services for cats and dogs in Maryland. Grants are selected by a seven-member advisory board, appointed by the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture, that reviews al more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that applications are being accepted for the Maryland Soft Landing Exchange Program, which allows Maryland companies to explore international markets at a reduced cost by connecting them with business incubators and accelerators abroad. The program, administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce, is designed to support companies who are ready to  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Health marked the 20th anniversary of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities at its annual health equity conference held today at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. This year's conference highlighted the Office's commitment to health equity while emphasizing the need to address the social and systemic inequities that impact the he more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nader Pourhassan, 61, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, 71, of Potomac, Maryland, e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA's Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million and includes the development of two magnetometer instruments. The anticipated period of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Hearing for the District of Columbia. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here(link is external) to watch a full video of his remarks. "Thank you, Chairman. I want to recog more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Child Welfare League of America: * * * To: Martin O'Malley Commissioner United States Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21235 * Rebecca Jones-Gatson Commissioner Administration for Children & Families United States Department of Health & Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave, S.W. Washington,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Committee for Public Counsel Services and Disability Law Center. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Regulations and Reports Clearance Sta; Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401 Re: Docket Number SSA-2024-0038 Request for Information: Use and Conservation of Social S more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the County Welfare Directors Association of California: * * * To: Hon. Martin O'Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Hon. Rebecca Jones Gaston, Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 6401 Security  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Lawyers For Children, New York: * * * To: Commissioner Martin O'Malley Social Security Administration * Commissioner Rebecca Jones Gaston Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services * Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Regulations and Reports Clearance Staff more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services: * * * To: Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Regulations and Reports Clearance Staff Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401 RFI Docket No. SSA-2024-0038 Request for Information: Use and Conservation of Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security I more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the national security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border created by the Biden-Harris administration's reckless policies. Thune noted that congressional Republicans are prepared to equip President Trump with the necessary resources to secure the border and bring the crisis to an end. Thune's remarks  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, provide safe drinking water and create good-paying jobs. more PR