WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-208) on a resolution (H.Res. 590) relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind a budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with Sec. 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget And Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on July 17, 2025.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The North Carolina Association of Workforce Development Boards has expressed strong support for the Notice of Proposed Rule Making related to Title III Wagner-Peyser funding, which would grant states the flexibility to determine their own staffing models. According to NCAWDB, this adaptability is crucial for cultivating a responsive and efficient workforce system, tailored to the diverse needs of North Carolina's communities and labor markets. As the representative organi more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The National Potato Council (NPC) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing strong support for the proposed rescission of the 2024 Final Rule titled "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States." The NPC represents American potato growers responsible for over 95% of U.S. potato production, contributing more than $10.8 billion at the farm gate to the economy and supporting over 714,000 jo more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The UCLA Law Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and UCSF Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to maintain its standards for mifepristone based on evidence and sound science. The letter highlights the concerns of 263 reproductive health researchers regarding pressures to reassess existing safety protocols for the medication. The researchers emphasize that dec more ST