WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Twenty-five farmworker and social justice advocacy organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the proposed rescission of the 2024 Farmworker Protection Rule. Finalized in April 2024, the rule addresses serious issues in the H-2A program, which has been linked to long-standing systemic abuses of agricultural workers. In their letter, the organizations highlighted the need for these protections, pointing to a history of lab more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Adams, Gillibrand, Hayes, Summer Lee, Velazquez Introduce Landmark Anti-Hunger Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswomen Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) along with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025 aimed at addressing food insecurity by increasing Supplemental Nutrit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP had a busy holiday weekend throughout New York state * BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Port of Champlain and Port of Massena made multiple arrests and intercepted numerous narcotic shipments, over this past weekend. Four arrests were made at the Port of Buffalo, along with one at the Port of Cham more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McDowell Joins Chairwoman Stefanik in Introducing the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Yesterday, Congressman Addison McDowell joined House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in introducing the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act to bar accreditors from compelling institutions to adopt racial or sex-based quota more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces SkyFoundry Act to Restore America's Drone Dominance * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the SkyFoundry Act of 2025 (link is external), legislation to ensure the United States can design, test, and manufacture drones at the scale needed to deter and defeat our adversaries. "China an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Fund Energy, Water, and National Security Priorities * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4553 (link is external), the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026, legislation that directs federal funding for U.S. energy innovation, nuclear security, wat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards - Led Amendment Passes in Committee to Restore United States Postal Service Operations to Full Capacity in Western North Carolina * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) led an amendment that will direct the United States Postal Service (USPS) to produce a plan on how they will reopen closed facilities and reestablish service in Western North Carolina. This amendment was more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration announced it is reviewing a petition from American Heritage Railways (AHR), Durango, Colorado, regarding regulations for injury and illness reporting. AHR, acting on behalf of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango, Colorado; Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bryson City, North Carolina; and Branson Scenic Railway, Branson, Missouri, seeks relief from certain recordkeeping requir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration determined that Teh Fong Min International Co. Ltd. (TFM), Taipei, Taiwan, sold stilbenic optical brightening agents (stilbenic OBAs) at less than normal value in the U.S. This finding is part of an ongoing administrative review covering the period from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. The review was requested by Archroma U.S. Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, a domestic producer of stilbenic OB more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of Energy and Water Development Appropriations * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. "Under the Biden Administration, domestic energy production and mining operations were blocked and shut down, increasing our dependence on China and other for more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions, Raleigh, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing concerns regarding the proposed rescission of key components of the 2024 Final Rule that governs the H-2A temporary agricultural employment program. The agency's letter highlights three areas of pressing importance that it believes require targeted modifications to safeguard workers and ensure program integrity more ST

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * NCDA&CS partners with N.C. State's Hollywood Smothers to promote dairy milk as the ultimate sports recovery drink The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has teamed up with N.C. State University running back Hollywood Smothers to showcase the nutritional benefits of dairy milk in the department's latest student-athlet more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * NCDHHS and Partners Launch Juul Labs Document Database, Shine Light on Youth Vaping Epidemic The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of California, San Francisco recently launched the Juul Labs Document Repository, a public archive of nearly more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On 100th Anniversary of Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Founding, Kaine, Tillis, Lawler, and Beyer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect National Trails Across the U.S. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Applaud Senate Passage of the TRACE Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) applauded the Senate passage of the TRACE Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database so the publ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- USA Farm Labor Inc., Waynesville, North Carolina, and Hall Global have submitted a public comment letter to the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor urging the federal agency to reconsider proposals that would rescind certain provisions enacted to improve protections for temporary agricultural workers. The letter emphasizes the potential pitfalls of the proposed rule, which they argue is unnecessary and inadequately reasoned under the Admi more ST