WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "TOO LATE": Pennsylvania's Republican Congressmen Allow Health Care Costs to Skyrocket * The Executive Director of Pennsylvania's insurance exchange is sounding the alarm about Republicans in Congress allowing ACA tax credits to expire - warning that it may be too late to protect Pennsylvanians " from explosive sticker shock." Executive Director Devon Trolley warns in POLITICO :  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Casey Ryan celebrated as a Pittsburgh Business Times 2025 C-Suite Award honoree * The C-Suite Awards annually recognize executives in the Pittsburgh region who demonstrate exceptional leadership and business savvy by contributing significantly to their organizations and the broader community. The awards celebrate individuals who have shown essential leadership skills more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Cities' Min Kyung Lee Joins Boards for Two Organizations * Associate Professor of Growth and Structure of Cities Min Kyung Lee recently joined the boards of two organizations. Lee will serve a three-year term on the editorial board of Architectural Histories, an international, blind peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the European Architectural History Network. She will be coordinating the AI task force t more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Clark Scholars Program receives additional $11M investment from Clark Foundation * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Five years ago, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation established the A. James Clark Scholars Program at Penn State, a comprehensive scholarship and co-curricular support program for exceptional Penn State engineering undergraduates who demonstrate financial need along with a desi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado and Illinois to Become First States to Provide NICU Leave, International Employment Lawyer * Partner Stephanie Sweitzer was quoted in an International Employment Lawyer article discussing Illinois's newly signed Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (NICLA), which guarantees unpaid leave for employees whose newborns require NICU care. "This law introduces  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Administration Efforts to Safeguard WIC * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, has sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins thanking the administration for stepping up to protect the Women, Infants, and Children Supplementary Nutrition Program (WI more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Dean, Tonko, and Colleagues Demand HHS to Restore SAMHSA Staff * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired staff at the Substanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Calls Out Secretary Hegseth's Attacks on Servicewomen; Urges Reinstatement of Advisory Committee * This week, House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and DWC member Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), both veterans, led 92 Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) members and House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Pittsburgh-Led Violent Fugitive Operation Nets 19 Arrests FBI Pittsburgh, along with local, state, and federal partners, arrested 19 dangerous wanted fugitives during a five-day operation as part of Summer Heat, an FBI nationwide initiative targeting violent crime. "Law enforcement at all levels shares the same goal: protect the communities we serve. This operation proves our commitment to that mission," said FBI Pit more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Graduate assistants to vote in unionization election at Penn State * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Graduate assistants across multiple Penn State campuses will soon vote in a unionization election, following an order issued by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB). "The University deeply values the contributions of our graduate students," said Penn State Executive Vice President and P more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: * * * La Roche University Signs MOU with Avantika University, Strengthening Global Academic and Innovation Ties La Roche University has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Avantika University in Ujjain, India--marking an important step forward in the University's mission to foster international collaboration and academic innovation. The agreement was formally signed by Dr. Christina more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing opposition to the proposed admissions and consumer transparency supplement (ACTS) survey that would apply to community colleges regarding financial aid distribution. The letter, which outlines the concerns of the institution, argues that the requirements would impose undue burdens on community colleges already grappling with lim more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State to host town hall on research enterprise, federal funding landscape * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will host a town hall on Friday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. to share updates on the University's research enterprise and the evolving federal funding landscape. The event will take place in 603 Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub and will be livestreamed for the Penn State community. It wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Pennsylvania issued a comprehensive report on the current status of its municipal pension plans, highlighting critical financial challenges faced by local governments. The report, prepared by the Department of the Auditor General's Municipal Pension Reporting Program, provides a detailed snapshot of the health and funding levels of over 3,300 local government pension plans across the state. The report reveals that the vast majority of Pennsylvania's pension plan more ST

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Street lighting and public safety Criminology researchers Aaron Chalfin and John MacDonald, and data scientist Brian Wade of Penn's Crime and Justice Policy Lab, evaluate the effect of improved street lighting on crime rates. * It's an almost universally accepted truth that walking in well-lit areas is safer. But Aaron Chalfin, associate professor of criminology more PR