WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, intends to repatriate nine unassociated funerary objects to Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliations. The nine objects, identified as Honoko'a Gulch items "Lots 1-9," include carved ki'i (stick images), 'ipu 'aina (refuse bowls), a feather cape fragment, a carved female figure, a hair helmet or wig, and a boar tusk bracelet. The items were collected in 1905 by David Forbes, Friedrich Haenisch and William Wagner from the Honoko'a Gulch Cave Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49486) on Oct. 14, 2026, entitled "Clean Water Act Permitting: Overview and Policy Issues" by environmental policy specialist Laura Gatz. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is the principal federal law in the United States governing water pollution. To help achieve its goals, the statute prohibits the discharge of pollutants from any point source (e.g., more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Dear Director Charles McNally and OMB Reviewers: CNMIGA.ORG submits this formal comment on the proposed renewal of the Housing Discrimination Complaint Form HUD-903. We strongly support the continued use of a standardized complaint form to enable individuals to report housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and related authorities, including the 2022 Violence Ag more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Marine Safety Consulting & Surveying 5352 Olopua Street, Kapaa, HI 96746 907-957-3161 info@mschawaii.org 1 of 10 Date: October 28, 2026 Sean Keeman | MSCS Hawaii Comments on Draft NVIC 02-99 Change 1 Guidance on the Streamlined Inspection Program | Docket USCG-2026-0041 MSCS Hawaii supports modernizing the Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP) to promote con more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: * * * NAACP, Voting Rights Groups Secure Victory after DOJ tries to Silence California Voters * SAN FRANCISCO -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, for the second time, rejected an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to disenfranchise more than 20,000 Californians in the 2026 midterm elections. This ruling comes after the DOJ sued the state of California for refusing to comply with unprecedented demands to block the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 30, 2026 CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119986-25) Internal Revenue Service Room 5503 P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Comments on REG-119986-25, Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools, 91 FR 56811 Ladies and Gentlemen: The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits (the Center) welcomes this opportunity to submit formal comments on the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49489) on Oct. 20, 2026, entitled "Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority - History and Finances:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Natural Disasters Delay PREPA's Debt Restructuring Process A series of natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes, seriously damaged Puerto Rico's electrical system beginning in 2017. The complexity of the disaster recovery process, among other factors, also has created obstacles to the rebuilding more PR