WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Did Scott Perry Just Propose Eliminating Medicare? * Perry calls for returning health insurance "to the free market." Does he want to rip away Central Pennsylvania seniors' hard-earned benefits? Did Congressman Scott Perry just grab the political third rail? In a new post this morning, Perry wrote that "we must return health insurance to the free market." It begs the questio more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas' 'no First Amendment after dark' campus speech ban * AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14, 2025 -- A federal judge today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas System from enforcing a new Texas law that bans virtually all protected expression on public university campuses after dark. In his ruling, Judge David Ala more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in October 2025 entitled "Incomplete Pass-Through in Mortgage Markets." Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Introduction Many important policies can be summarized as changes in the marginal cost of mortgage origination. For example, moving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) out of conservatorship or tightening monetary policy can be thought of as an increase more PR

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger Marworth ranked top treatment center in Pennsylvania by Newsweek * WAVERLY, Pa. - For the third year in a row, Geisinger Marworth Treatment Center has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers as the top-ranked facility in Pennsylvania. "As the complexities of substance use disorder continue to grow, Geisinger Marworth adapts, find more PR

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: * * * On the front lines of care: Penn State Health trains police to support people with mental illness Chase Kraichely, a Pennsylvania state trooper, was driving near Bethlehem earlier this year when he noticed a white truck by the side of the road. A man was standing nearby, peering over a bridge. October 14, 2025Penn State Health News Kraichely pulled over and turned on his hazard lights, instead of his blue-a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Emeritus Academy announces induction of 9 distinguished faculty * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has announced the induction of nine distinguished faculty members into the Emeritus Academy for fall 2025. The academy recognizes retired faculty who have made significant contributions through teaching, research, creative accomplishments and service, and who continue to be enga more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Corporate Tomorrow Maker conducts campus event A Pennsylvania College of Technology Corporate Tomorrow Maker recently conducted a manufacturing and education event on campus for students and industry partners. Representatives from TRAK Machine Tools Inc., a subsidiary of Southwestern Industries Inc. and an industry leader in innovative products for machinist productivity, enjoyed a  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania EMT/Rescue Workers File Second Petition for 'Decertification' Vote to Remove Teamsters Local 205 * At Teamsters' behest, NLRB official blocked earlier election request citing non-statutory NLRB 'bar' to decertification after card check unionization Huntingdon, PA (October 14, 2025) - Shannon Martin, an employee of North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue, has file more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Stephanie Maximous, a pulmonologist and critical care physician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conveying professional and personal opposition to the proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting program. The physician, acting as a parent and member of several environmental health and policy committees, argues the repeal would directly harm public health and environmental justice efforts. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $5 Million Electoral Program to Mobilize Voters and Protect Reproductive Freedom in 2025 Elections * : Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, Reproductive Freedom for All announced the launch of the "Your Vote, Your Freedom" campaign, a $5 m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its Safety21 National University Transportation Center, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) emphasizing the urgent need for coordinated research to support the safe deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) across diverse environments in the country. The letter outlines the potential benefits of AVs, including reduced crashes and enhanced mobility for individ more ST

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Engineering have been elected by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the field. * Two Penn faculty have been elected to the 2025 class of American Physical Soci more PR

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova's STAR Lab Works to Understand and Spark the Imagination Led by Deena Weisberg, PhD, Villanova's Scientific Thinking and Representation (STAR) Lab investigates how imagination and storytelling influence learning and scientific understanding * The human brain is as complex as it is powerful. Unique from person to person, and capable of storing as much data as 20,000 iPhones, the organ  more PR