HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Celebrates Newest Intern-to-Hire Graduate from St. Vincent College and University of Denver * HARRISBURG, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today recognized Greensburg-native Antonia Sunseri as the newest auditor from the Intern to Hire program. She joins the department as part of the team that performs information technology audits. Sunseri more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor joins 'Luzerne Learns to Work' Partners to Discuss Resources, Career Pathways for High School Students * WILKES-BARRE - Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today highlighted his department's Intern to Hire initiative during a roundtable discission about the Luzerne Learns to Work program hosted by Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre, Luzern more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on October 2025 Fed Interest Rate Decision Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25 basis point cut to the federal funds target rate: "Today's rate cut is yet another warning more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Shares Information Regarding Federal Food Programs as Government Shutdown Continues * FORTY FORT, PA: As the government shutdown is set to continue into its second month, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) shared the below statement and information regarding his support for the continued funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Suppl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, issued a report analyzing how foundational zero trust security principles can be tailored to the unique operational and technical demands of weapon system environments. The study addresses the complexities of adapting cybersecurity frameworks traditionally designed for enterprise IT (EIT) to real-time, mission-critical military systems that require distinct tradeoffs between  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Senate Republicans Hail Charlie Kirk as an American Hero, Support Nomination for National Honor U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 14 Republican senators nominating Charlie Kirk to be included in the National Garden of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Safety Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing for nominees of the National Transportation Safety Board and Surface Transportation Board at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, Nove more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Letter to EPA to Support Homegrown Biofuels Ahead of Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter, along with 49 members of Congress, to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in support of the EPA's proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) "Set 2" rule, t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Grove Thanks Federal Representation for Bipartisan Budget Vote * DOVER - Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) sends his thanks to congressional representatives of York County for their vote to reopen the federal government in the following statement: "Our Congressional delegation, consisting of Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Reps. Scott Perry (R-York) and Lloyd Smucker more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concerns over proposed modifications to the testing of blood donations for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The letter was a response to the FDA's draft guidance on blood donation testing for hepatitis B, which suggests the removal of HBsAg testing amid a backdrop of declining acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in the U. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Bill Keyes, executive director of the International House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agency to rescind a proposed rule concerning the admission and extension of stay procedures for nonimmigrant academic students and exchange visitors. The executive director contests that the proposed regulation would cause undue economic burdens on F and J visa holders while presenting chall more ST

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Rapp's Bill to Create Rural Health Care Grant Program Clears Senate Committee * HARRISBURG Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced her bill to create the Rural Health Care Grant Program in Pennsylvania unanimously passed the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee. House Bill 157 will provide grant mon more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe Trump $230 Million Settlement Claims Before Justice Department The Senators highlight another attempt by Trump to weaponize his power for personal financial gain, as well as the inescapable conflicts of interest at DOJ in assessing these claims U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. McCormick, Gallego Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Nitazene Trafficking * Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Letter Urging Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to reinstate a $5 more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Recognizes 11 Postsecondary Institutions for Supporting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide on College Campuses Since May, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has designated 26 postsecondary institutions as PA CARES campuses, building on the Shapiro Administration's work to promote mental health in Pennsylvania's school communities--wheth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Christina A. Roberto and Alyssa J. Moran, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, have issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging for the inclusion of gluten-containing grains in food allergy labeling requirements. The letter highlights the challenges faced by over 3 million Americans with Celiac Disease and calls for barley, rye, and oats to be identified as "Major Food Allergens." The FDA's existing label more ST

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Watro Continues Effort to Protect Women's Sports in PA * HARRISBURG - On Wednesday, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) joined his House Republican colleagues in their continuing effort to protect women's sports in Pennsylvania. "As a father of two daughters, ages 26 and 18, I've always wanted my children to have the opportunity to compete in sports," said Watro. "Allowing biological more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Gluesenkamp Perez Lead Bicameral Legislation to Provide Farmers with the Right to Repair * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week joined U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) in introducing the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act (FARM Act more PR