WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Phagans' Cosmetology Colleges in Oregon has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed Earnings Premium Accountability Framework as it applies to undergraduate certificate programs in cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and nail technology. Cindy Curran, Director of Operational Systems at Phagans' Cosmetology Colleges, outlined concerns that the framework unfairly restricts educational access an more ST

DENVER, Colorado, May 27 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * DHS Responds to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State, states "no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places." The Secretary of State's Office has received a letter from Todd M. Lyons, Acting ICE Director, in response to the March 9 letter from nine Secretaries of State that sought confirmation from Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin that immigration enforcement agents  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, Detroit, Michigan, and the Sierra Club submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenging the agency's proposed approval of Michigan's Reasonably Available Control Technology rules for the West Michigan ozone nonattainment areas under the 2015 ozone standard. The organizations argue that Michigan's proposed RACT regulations fail to comply with the Clean Air Act and therefore should not be appro more ST

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland, Oregon, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and identified cultural affiliations with several Tribal nations, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The notice said the remains represent at least four individuals connected to tribes in Oregon and Washington. Oregon Health & Sciences University, identified in the notice as OHSU, determined that the remains have affiliatio more PR

SALEM, Oregon, May 27 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ issues 13 enforcement actions in April for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 13 penalties totaling $3,425,054 in April for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $5,200 to $2,985,262. Alleged violations included a seafood processing compa more PR