WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * New Census Migration Data Shows Americans Moving From High- to Low-Tax States By Patrick Gleason The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its annual report on state-to-state migration, which looks at how population changed from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. In addition to showing national population growth of 1.8 million people, which amounts to a 0.5 percent increase, the new Census docume more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for inflation-adjusted teacher salary growth By Josiah Padley A recent paper released by the Reason Foundation noted that Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for inflation-adjusted teacher salary growth from 2002-2022. The average Minnesota teacher salary in 200 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced that it will partially review the finding regarding patent infringements by Biofrontera Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts, and associated entities. The investigation involves photodynamic therapy systems and pharmaceutical products used in combination with those systems. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, filed the complaint on Aug. 1, 2024, alleging that Biofrontera imported products that infringed on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists has called upon the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to refrain from issuing leases for seabed mining in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). In a public comment letter, the scientists highlighted the potential harm to marine ecosystems and the need for thorough scientific assessment of these areas before any minin more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Again Demands Answers About Abysmal Conditions of ICE Field Office in Burlington, MA * Markey has not received a response to his Dec. 17 letter to ICE Boston Acting Field Director Letter Text (PDF) Boston (January 31, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Acting Field Office Director David Wesling, demanding ans more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley, Van Hollen, Wyden Urge Trump to Keep Longstanding Ban on South Korean Nuclear Enrichment, Reprocessing * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 30, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Mauna Kea Technologies Inc., Allston, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging for a reclassification of a specific Upper GI procedure under its outpatient payment system. The company is advocating for the Elimination of the existing designation of CPT Code 43252, an endoscopic procedure that utilizes its Cellvizio real-time cellular imaging platform, from Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) 5302 t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a notice identifying the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet federal standards for workplace drug testing. These facilities are required to maintain strict standards to conduct drug and specimen validity tests for federal agencies. Under the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement Opposing Appropriations Package That Includes Two-Week Extension of ICE and DHS Funding * Senator Markey opposes any bill to fund Trump's lawless DHS Washington (January 30, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against legislation to advance the five remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills and a tw more PR