WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * After Pulitzer Center-Supported Story, NGOs Call for Probe Into Illegal Deforestation in Brazil * The following is an English translation of an article originally published in Portuguese in Folha de S.Paulo. A Pulitzer Center-supported story prompted non-governmental organizations to call on the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court to investi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Federal Reserve's Independence In Supreme Court Case * Boston Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the independence of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The filing urges the court to reject President Trump's request to immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued final regulations for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, effective July 1, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 6) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Summary The Department of Education (Department) is committed to ensuring that taxpayer dollars are not used to support organizations engaged in unlawful activities. To uphold this principle, the Secretary will exclu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued final regulations for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, effective July 1, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 6) Discussion: The Department acknowledges that rules at the Federal and State levels broadly prohibit nonprofit organizations from engaging in illegal conduct, but the Department disagrees that this final rule is duplicative of those efforts. Indeed, as ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on September 29, 2025, by Stevie Marvin and Kyle Moore entitled "Workplace nondiscrimination protections." Here are excerpts: * * * What does current federal law say about workplace nondiscrimination protections? Discrimination in the workplace--either in employment, promotion, job assignments, pay, benefits, discipline, discharge, and layoffs--is illegal in the United States. Research shows that actio more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF denounces Dane County (Wis.) supervisor's religious attempt to defund health positions * The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., is calling out Dane County (Wis.)Supervisor Jeff Weigand for his attempt to impose his personal religious beliefs on county policy. FFRF has sent a letter to Weigand condemnin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 31 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Paula Lantz analyzes the negative effects of restrictive reproductive care When the Supreme Court abruptly ended the constitutional protection of access to abortion care with its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, experts predicted that restrictive laws would have negatively impact reproductive care access and practice, and maternal and infant  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Emphasizes Need to Safeguard National Historic Preservation Act to Protect America's Public Lands, Improve Permitting Processes * WASHINGTON In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the National Historic Preservation Act, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, emphasized the importance of protecting Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Heinrich Emphasizes Need to Safeguard National Historic Preservation Act to Protect America's Public Lands, Improve Permitting Processes In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the National Historic Preservation Act, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on October 16, 2025, by Joseph Figliolia entitled "The Anatomy of Institutional Capture Gender Medicine Policy and the Texas Medical Association." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary * The politicization of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) has been evident since at least 2016, when members of the Medical Student Section introduced Sexual Orientation Change Efforts in Minors. But it accelerated in 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Seeks to Reassert Congressional Power over Foreign Trade and Tariffs * Washington, DC This week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined a majority of her colleagues in voting to reassert congressional authority over foreign trade and to terminate the President's emergency declarations to place tariffs on Canada, Brazil, and other countries. This vote series follows Senator Murkowski  more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, Oct. 30 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * Perth fraudster Chris Marco sentenced to 14 years imprisonment * The Supreme Court of Western Australia has sentenced Chris Marco to 14 years imprisonment, with eligibility for parole after 12 years. Mr Marco was sentenced today by the Honourable Justice Whitby after a jury found Mr Marco guilty on 4 September 2025 of 43 fraud offences relating to six investors totalling mo more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Puerto Rico Public Workers Defend First Amendment Right to Stop Union Dues Payments in Federal Court Arguments * Two arguments held this week at First Circuit Court of Appeals involve rights under landmark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision San Juan, PR (October 30, 2025) - Oral arguments for two lawsuits in which Puerto Rico public employees are defendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Markey Calls on Congress to Back Main Street, Reject Trump's Reckless Tariffs RM Markey: Small businesses are fed up with Trump's illegal actions * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor to highlight the devastating impact Trump's econo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, from Camp Bryan Prison Warden Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Dr. Tanisha Hall, Warden of the Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Ghislai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Warns Trump's Politicization of the Military Breaks 250 Years of Tradition * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a floor speech condemning President Trump's efforts to politicize the U.S. military and turn it into a partisan instrument. Reed warned that Trump's actionsincluding holding campaign-style ralli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks in Support of Joshua Dunlap's Nomination to Serve on First Circuit Court of Appeals * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of the nomination of Joshua Dunlap of Scarborough for the Maine seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Mr. Dunlap has received a unanimous "Well Qualified" r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Smith, Moolenaar target Cisco Systems, Inc. for aiding CCP persecution of Falun Gong In an October 29th letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, two U.S. lawmakers known for combating human rights abuses in China urged U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer to allow the case against Cisco Systems, Inc. to proceed and determine whether the giant U.S. tech firm custom-designed a tool  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute Appeals Fulton County Union Wage Theft Case * Columbus, OH - On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal brief in Vanderveer v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) with Ohio's Sixth District Court of Appeals, calling on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Virginia: Judge Enjoins County Officials From Disciplining Firefighter for Off-Duty Use of Medical Cannabis * Hanover, VA: Local government officials cannot take disciplinary action against a Hanover County (population: 110,000) firefighter who uses state-authorized medical cannabis products while off-duty, according to a preliminary injunction i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch-Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution to Block Trump's Disastrous Tariffs on Canada Passes Out of Senate * Before the vote, Welch slammed Trump's reckless trade war and called on Congress to reassert its authority on trade policy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution to end President Trump's r more PR