WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- A coalition of 21 state Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development strongly opposing the proposed rescission of the agency's Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations. The states asserted that these regulations are vital in eradicating discriminatory housing practices and segregation in the nation's housing market. As chief law enforcement officials, the attorneys general stated their vested interest in  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- A coalition of seven environmental and community organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) protesting Lake Charles LNG Export Company LLC's application for an extension of its liquefied natural gas export deadline and arguing the agency should deny the request for the same reasons it denied a previous application from the company. The letter was filed on behalf of For a Better Bayou, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Louis more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Senate Passes Over $205 Million Heinrich Secured for New Mexico Projects * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA), Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills. With Senate passage of these bills,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Breakthrough T1D, New York, an organization focused on type 1 diabetes research and advocacy, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service providing input on the Prescription Drug Machine-Readable File Requirements in the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule, emphasizing the critical importance of clear drug cost information for individuals livi more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48596) on July 21, 2025 entitled "Department of Transportation Funding: FY2021-FY2025 Enacted and FY2026 Requested." The report is written by transportation policy specialists William J. Mallett, Jennifer J. Marshall, John Frittelli, Naseeb A. Souweidane, Ben Goldman and Ali E. Lohman and transportation and industry analyst Rachel Y. Tang. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48596) on July 21, 2025 entitled "Department of Transportation Funding - FY2021-FY2025 Enacted and FY2026 Requested:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Federal Railroad Administration FRA provides funding to monitor and enforce compliance with rail safety regulations, conduct rail research and development, subsidize the capital and operating expenses of the National Railroad Passenger Corpor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Graham Windham, a child and family services organization based in Brooklyn, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing strong opposition to proposed revisions of Form G-325A. This proposed revision, identified under OMB Control Number 1615-0008, seeks to exclude recipients of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) from eligibility for deferred action, a policy that protects vulnerable youth who have  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Newsmax to Share Insights into His Release of the Durham Annex and the Democrats' Trump-Russia Hoax * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "Saturday Agenda" with Rob Astorino on Newsmax to discuss his successful efforts to declassify and release the previously Classified Appendix ("Durham annex") to John Durham's 2023 Special Counse more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Legal Services NYC submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development strongly opposing a proposed rule to rescind Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) regulations. The organization, the largest civil legal services provider in the U.S., stated that eliminating these rules would gut a critical civil rights safeguard, deepen housing segregation, and deny historically underrepresented communities equal access to publicly subsidized  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The City of New York Manhattan Community Board 1 submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule change that would eliminate floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements. The community board's district is a low-lying coastal area that has experienced flooding and remains vulnerable to future flood events. The letter notes that Lower Manhattan sits at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers more ST

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has issued a staff report titled 'Can Redemption Fees Prevent Runs on Funds?', authored by Xuesong Huang and Todd Keister. The report, identified as No. 1160, was issued in August 2025. This document explores the effectiveness of imposing fees on investors who redeem shares, particularly in the context of money market mutual funds (MMFs) and related financial arrangements. The report highlights a challenge with policies that imp more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report titled 'Understanding the Pricing of Carbon Emissions: New Evidence from the Stock Market,' authored by Matteo Crosignani, Emilio Osambela, and Matthew Pritsker, investigates whether carbon emissions affect equity market valuations. This document, No. 1161, was issued in August 2025. The paper seeks to clarify conflicting findings in existing studies on this issue. The report develops a model su more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the Interim Final Rule for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as outlined in Federal Register Number 2025-12433. The agency has outlined key considerations aimed at enhancing the efficiency and clarity of processes surrounding wildlife management and conservation activities. In the correspondence, DEC emphasizes the more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- A coalition of attorneys general from several states and municipalities has formally opposed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed rule to rescind energy conservation standards for external power supplies. This public comment letter, submitted on July 15, 2025, highlights concerns about the potential environmental impacts and consumer consequences of loosening energy regulations. The proposed rule, which aims to dismantle existing energy conservation measures, thr more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- PreciseDx, New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The company is asking the agency to update its laboratory date of service policy for a test it produces called PreciseBreast. The company's letter states that the current interpretation of the policy limits access to its diagnostic test for breast cancer patients. The PreciseBreast test uses artificial intelligence to assess more ST