WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns University Presidents, Regents That SCORE Act Will Widen Inequities in College Sports, Roll Back Athletes' Rights, Fuel a Football Spending Arms Race & Shortchange Women's & Olympic Sports * 08.25.25 Senator calls for greater input from schools outside the Power conferences before Congress passes legislation that will make it harder for them to compete SEATTLE, WA -- As colle more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding * Three Louisiana Parishes Also Eligible for Assistance This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Oregon State Sen. David Brock Smith has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration expressing his strong objections to the proposed rule aimed at establishing a tobacco product standard for nicotine yield in cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products. Smith cautions that the rule, which he believes would effectively amount to a ban on combustible cigarettes, could lead to unintended adverse consequences, particularly for communities in Ore more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Smith, Beatty, and Bonamici Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Service Coordinator Workforce and Strengthen Federally Assisted Housing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today announced the reintroduction of the Expanding Service Coordinators Act alongside Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). The legislation would increase funding and make  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Western Oregon University has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education, urging the inclusion of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate in the regulatory definition of "professional degree." This request relates to the implementation of the student financial aid provisions outlined in Public Law 119-21, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In the comment letter, WOU details its compliance with state and regional accreditation requirements for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls For Independent Review of Federal Judicial Cybersecurity Following Massive Hack of Secret Court Files * Wyden's Letter Responds to Second Major Court Hack in Five Years; Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Has Covered Up Causes of Hacks, Refused to Require Extremely Basic Cybersecurity Protections For Years After Disastrous Hack Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on  more PR