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*Pennsylvania Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-08-20 ( 8 items )  
Alabama Artifacts Set for Repatriation to 5 Native American Tribes (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intention to repatriate 112 cultural objects to five Native American tribes. The collection of artifacts, which includes a gorget fragment and various stone tools, was identified as unassociated funerary objects collected from a burial site in Morgan County, Alabama, during the mid-to-late 20th century. The items were donated to the museum in 2004 from the estate of David J. Werner. Under the Native A more PR

Consumer Reminder: PUC Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Rate Changes Proposed by York Water and Wastewater (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Consumer Reminder: PUC Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Rate Changes Proposed by York Water and Wastewater In-Person and Telephonic Hearings Next Week to Gather Public Testimony on Proposed Water and Wastewater Rate Changes * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded consumers and other interested parties about four in-person and  more PR

ITA Delays Trade Decision on South Korean Goods (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is delaying its initial decision on imports of certain monomers and oligomers from South Korea. Arkema Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania, the petitioner that first brought the trade case, requested the postponement, citing the complexity of the matter. The delay will give the government more time to analyze questionnaire responses and allow the petitioner adequate time to review and comment on them before  more PR

National Alliance for Care at Home, 58 Home Care, Hospice, Palliative Care Organizations Urge CMS to Withdraw Proposed 9% Cut to Medicare Payment Rates (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Alliance for Care at Home and 58 home care, hospice, and palliative care organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to withdraw its proposed 9% reduction to Medicare home health payment rates for Calendar Year 2026. The letter highlights significant concerns regarding the potential financial impact on home health agencies and the critical services they provide to Medicare beneficiarie more ST

Newark Museum of Art to Return Ancestral Remains to 3 Native American Tribes, Objects Following Completed Inventory (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural connection to three indigenous groups. This action means the remains of at least two individuals and 58 objects will be returned to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; the Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. A human jawbone, anonymously given to the museum in 1931, was removed from the site of  more PR

Pa. Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 22 Counties (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 22 Counties Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 41 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Fulton, Lackawanna, Lancaster, L more PR

Partnership training helps prepare firefighters for leadership roles (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Partnership training helps prepare firefighters for leadership roles * FORT CARSON, Colorado - More than 20 firefighters from across U.S. Army Installation Management Command came together for professional and personal development training Aug. 11-15 at the Mission Training Complex at Fort Carson, Colorado. "The first two days is more of a personal and pr more PR

Rep. Kelly formally dedicates U.S. Post Office in Titusville after Edwin Drake (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly formally dedicates U.S. Post Office in Titusville after Edwin Drake * TITUSVILLE, PA \-- On Monday, August 18, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) led a ceremony to formally dedicate the U.S. Post Office in Titusville, Pennsylvania after Edwin Drake, the father of the American oil industry. Kelly was joined by officials from the U.S. Postal Service. "Edwin Drake's discovery led to a revoluti more PR