WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the issued the following working paper paper (No. CES-26-64) entitled "Which Employers Alter Offers of Health Insurance in Response to Minimum Wage Increases? Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component." The paper was written by Emma Wohl. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Minimum wage increases raise labor costs for employers, who may adjust labor practices to minimize cost increases. They can do so through a variety of adjustments, including  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 28 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to Meta Platforms Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 26, 2026 Mr. C.J. Mahoney Chief Legal Officer Meta Platforms, Inc. Re: Legitimate Election-Related Activity on Meta Platforms Dear Mr. Mahoney: The undersigned 14 State Attorneys General write with urgency regarding Meta (the Company)'s actions to protect legitimate election-related activity on its platforms i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Space Modernization for the 21st Century In this document, the Federal Communications Commission adopts a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on and/or proposes additional reforms. Comments are due on November 25, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( FNPRM), in SB Docket N more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2026 Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to comply w more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Global chocolate supply threatened by disease, new cacao plant offers solution * In a study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, the researchers combined advanced genetic tools such as genome sequencing and editing with traditional plant breeding to create a cacao plant with significantly improved resistance to black pod disease. Using gene editing technology (CRISPR), the scientists modified a cacao gene known as TcNPR3, which more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Demands Answers About ICE's Secretive Domestic Air Transfer Network * ICE's domestic air network has exploded to over 18,000 flights since Trump took office, with zero transparency or accountability into operations and costs Repeated transfers can disrupt access to counsel, medical care, and pressure individuals to self-deport, with some detainees being transferred 15+ times WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper demanded  more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * How military data, engineering help shield children from invisible lead hazards * Oct. 26, 2026 | By Douglas Holl, Defense Health Agency Communications Of the nearly 8,000 U.S. Army child dependents tested for lead exposure in calendar year 2025, less than 1% showed elevated levels, a record low that public health officials credit to early clinical screenings, proactive engineering safeguards, and rapid household interventions. According to the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Oct. 28 -- Navy Region Hawaii issued the following news: * * * Hawaii-based Sailors offered pathway to commission as Navy officers and attorneys 27 October 2026 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - A newly released Navy directive is opening doors for enlisted service members stationed across Navy Region Hawaii to transition from the deckplates to the courtroom. Released Oct. 15, 2026, NAVADMIN 243/26 officially announced the convening of the Fiscal Year 2027 Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) In-Service Procure more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment posted the following news release: * * * New analysis exposes microplastics contamination in the blood of notable individuals in Canada and the U.S. * Ottawa | Traditional, Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People | October 27, 2026 -- In a first-of-its-kind effort, a report released today demonstrates microplastics contamination in human blood in 96% of the individuals tested. Entitled Microplastics in Me: Finding P more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Scam Center Strike Force Expands Reach to Target Global Crime Syndicates; Charges Scammers Based in Africa and Tied to China * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, together with major federal law enforcement and in concert with interagency partners, announced actions taken by the Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force to secure America against cyber and cryptocurrency investment scams perp more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * State Attorneys General Provide Reminder on Enforcement of Disparate Impact Claims * In May 2025, Frantz Ward's Labor & Employment Practice Group reported on President Trump's April 23, 2025, Executive Order that instructed federal agencies to deprioritize the investigation of disparate impact claims, and in October 2025, the L&E practice group reported that the EEOC stated it would cease investigation of any claims of disparate im more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch posted the following news release: * * * Three UTMB graduate students receive prestigious NIH F31 fellowships October 22, 2026 Three students from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have been awarded highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) F31 predoctoral fellowships in recognition of their research accomplishments and potential as future scientific leaders. The NIH F31 fellowship program provides doct more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * U.S. Navy submarine arrives in Western Australia for Scheduled Maintenance Period in support of AUKUS * HMAS STIRLING, Australia -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrived at HMAS Stirling today to begin a scheduled, monthlong maintenance period. The visit marks the fourth submarine maintenance period in Western Australia since the establishment of the AUKUS security partnership and highlights ongoing progress under AUKUS Pillar I. U more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * UMSL students participate in comet observations using NASA Infrared Telescope Facility By Burk Krohe | Oct 26, 2026 Students assisted Assistant Teaching Professor Mohammad Saki and Professor Erika Gibb by recording an observation log, guiding the telescope and running a spectrograph. Taylor Burns estimates she was awake for about 48 hours by the morning of Oct. 17 Burns, a first-year physics major and president of the Physics Club  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Extends Application Deadline for Emergency Conservation Program Assistance for Hawaii County for Hurricane Lala Impacts * Hilo, Hawaii, October 26, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has extended the application period for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) in Hawaii County for operations impacted by the Hurricane Lala. ECP provides cost-share and technical assistance to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA awards record high $106.5M in cemetery grants in FY 26 * WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs in fiscal year 2026 awarded to 21 cemeteries in U.S. states, territories and tribal nations a record-high $106.5 million in grants - the most single-year funding since the Veterans Cemetery Grant Program started in 1980. Grants typically fund construction of new Veterans cemeteries and expansion of existing ones, improvements need more PR