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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for 2025-09-21 ( 4 items )  
Bob Pompeani High School Broadcast Award Competition Returns for Second Year at Point Park University (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- Point Park University issued the following news: * * * Bob Pompeani High School Broadcast Award Competition Returns for Second Year at Point Park University Point Park University's School of Communication is partnering once again with KDKA sports director/anchor Bob Pompeani to host the Bob Pompeani High School Broadcast Award competition. The Pompeani Award recognizes the best high school broadcast show in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Schools m more PR

Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association Opposes FDA Proposed Nicotine Cap (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing the proposed rule titled "Tobacco Product Standard for Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products." This proposal seeks to impose a maximum nicotine level of 0.70 milligrams per gram of tobacco in various products, which the PFMA argues would lead to a dramatic reduction  more ST

Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Urges FDA to Withdraw Proposed Nicotine Yield Standard for Tobacco Products (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing strong opposition to the agency's Proposed Rule concerning the nicotine yield of cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products. The PPA, which represents over 450 member companies involved in the sale and distribution of consumer packaged goods, including tobacco products across Pennsylvania, more ST

Southern Tier Independence Center Opposes Changes to Section 503 Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Southern Tier Independence Center Inc. (STIC), a Binghamton, New York-based not-for-profit Center for Independent Living, has issued a public comment letter addressing proposed rule changes by the U.S. Department of Labor that would significantly alter existing regulations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. STIC, which serves individuals with disabilities across a dozen counties in south-central New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, argues that the cha more ST