WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The American Psychiatric Association (APA) submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offering its perspective on the evolving health technology ecosystem. The organization emphasized the need for digital health technologies to enhance, rather than hinder, the delivery of high-quality psychiatric care, particularly for individuals with mental health conditions. The APA stressed the importance of rigorous clinical evaluation for digit more ST

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * APHIS Declares August is "Tree Check Month," Asks Public to Check Trees for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle * Press Release Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2025--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report signs of the Asian longhorned beetle ( more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * City of New York Takes Action to Safeguard Temporary Protected Status for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan Immigrants * July 28, 2025 Amicus Brief Outlines How Ending Temporary Protected Status Could Erode Trust in Law Enforcement, Making Cities Less Safe Under Adams Administration, New York City Has Helped Complete More Than 111,000 Applications for Temporary Protected Status, Work Authorization, and As more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Give South Texas Small Businesses a Seat at the Table * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced his introduction of H.R. 4449, the Advocating for Small Business Act, alongside Republican Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02). This bipartisan bill seeks to give small businesses in South Texas, New York, and across t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Dimer Health has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposing its "Transitionist Medicine" model as a blueprint for transforming healthcare delivery. The organization urges the agency to integrate innovative care models that bridge acute care, post-acute coordination, and population health within its digital strategy. Dimer Health, currently operating in New Jersey, New York, and Florida, highlights its ability to capture dee more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit announcement on July 28, 2025: * * * Memorandum Date: July 28, 2025 Subject: INFORMATION: Audit Announcement | FAA's Relocation of Newark-Area Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Responsibilities | Project No. 25A3005A000, Federal Aviation Administration From: Nelda Z Smith Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits To: Director, Audit and Evaluation Newark International Airport is one of t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund, New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to refine its cumulative risk analysis for phthalates under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The organization supports the agency's efforts to incorporate cumulative risk considerations but raised concerns about a proposed "Option 2" approach it believes could underestimate health risks. The Environmental Defense Fund emphasized that i more ST

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Targets Groundwater Contamination in Cleanup Plan at Former Sherwin-Williams Plant in Gibbsboro, NJ * Gibbsboro, N.J. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination at the Former Manufacturing Plant property, part of the Sherwin-Williams/ Hilliards Creek Superfund Site in Gibbsboro, Camden County, New Jersey. The proposed plan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a consent decree (Docket No. DA 25-650) with WTVH License LLC, licensee of full power television station WTVH in Syracuse, New York, resolving a proceeding over the station's compliance with federal commercial limits on advertising during children's programming. According to the order adopted July 24 and released July 28, 2025, the Commission's Media Bureau reviewed and approved an agreement that brings to a close an enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ANTI-AFFORDABILITY AGENDA, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH AUGUST C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * Fighting Back Against Trump's Anti-Affordability Agenda, Congressman Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with August C.A.R.E.S. Van Events In Trump's first months in office, he and the House GOP have rammed through an econom more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen Urges National Park Service to Place Lynbrook Public Library on the National Register of Historic Places * LYNBROOK, NY - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) sent a letter to the National Park Service expressing her support for the Lynbrook Public Library to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This recognition would help memorialize the nearly century-old institution and ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Reduce PFAS Contamination At Military Sites And In Surrounding Communities * Legislation would facilitate better management of PFAS contamination at military bases, airfields, training sites, and other DOD installations This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the bipartisan DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act. This legislation woul more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wall to Wall Coverage Highlighting the Trump Administration's Agreement with Mexico for 100% Solution to Decades-Long Tijuana River Sewage Crisis * WASHINGTON -- Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin sign ed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Secretary of the Environment and National Resources of Mexico Alicia Barcena Ibarra to address and  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Announces New Rules to Hold Delivery App Companies Accountable * July 28, 2025 Rules Require App Companies to Register with DOT, Assign Delivery Workers Unique Identification Numbers, Provide Workers with Safety Equipment NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced new proposed rules to make Ne more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Most Pro-Housing Administration in City History: Mayor Adams, NYCEDC Kick Off Housing Week by Unveiling Ambitious Plan to Transform Former Flushing Airport Into 3,000 New Homes * July 28, 2025 Watch the video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKIAzVQTrw0&t=2s Proposal Will Deliver Thousands of New Housing Units and Roughly 60 Acres of Open Space, Create 1,300 Union Construction Jobs and 530 Perm more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * MTA Spring 2025 Survey Results Show Highest Subway Satisfaction Since Survey Launch Overall Bus Customer Satisfaction Reaches Two-Year High with 10-Plus Point Increases in Four Boroughs Metro-North Remains Highest-Rated Agency Satisfaction with Transfer Experience Drives Significant Increases at LIRR * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * State Department Of Transportation Announces Completion Of $13.9 Million Multi-Modal Project Along Route 9 In Westchester County New Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287) Now Open * New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced that construction is complete on a $13.9 million mul more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news on July 28, 2025: * * * New York State Agriculture Commissioner Announces $2.5 Million Available to Expand Urban Farms and Community Gardens Round 3 of Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program Increases Funding to Support Expansion Projects for Community Organizations Growing and Sharing Food Advances New York State's Goals to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Increase Access to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responding to a Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem. The department commended the agencies for initiatin more ST

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * RYAN, WITTMAN DELIVER KEY DEFENSE MODERNIZATION CAUCUS WINS IN NDAA TO BOLSTER DEFENSE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM * Ryan, Wittman Deliver Key Defense Modernization Caucus Wins in NDAA to Bolster Defense Innovation Ecosystem WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Pat Ryan (D-NY) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), founding co-chairs of the House Defense Modernization Caucus (link is external), announced sever more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New York Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in New York of the Aug. 26 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Second Suspect in Irondequoit Quadruple Homicide Extradited Back to Western New York * Rochester, NY - On Saturday, July 26, thirty-one-year-old Luis Francisco Soriano was successfully extradited by the Dominican Republic to the United States. The United States Marshals facilitated the transfer to Monroe County. Soriano was arrested by authorities in the Dominican Republic on June  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Coney Island Phase III * July 28, 2025 Donald Capoccia, Managing Principal, BFC Partners: Good morning. Thank you for being here at the groundbreaking of our project, we call it Coney III. Coney II is right behind us, completed about a year ago. Coney I is right over there, completed about three years ago. My name is Don Capoccia, I' more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts "Hear from The Mayor" Radio Show * July 27, 2025 Gary Byrd: Well each and every second Sunday of the month as you know, normally we have a chance to welcome the brother joining us next but this is a special time that we are in and WBLS is proud to welcome him back this month. The 110th mayor of New York City, the second mayor of color and the first hip-hop mayor in the city's  more PR