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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for 2025-09-14 ( 21 items )  
Agilent Refurbishment Centers Achieve Top-Level My Green Lab Certification (10)
SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: * * * Agilent Refurbishment Centers Achieve Top-Level My Green Lab Certification * Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its Refurbishment Centers in Delaware, USA, and Singapore have achieved the highest level of My Green Lab Certification --Green level-- an in more PR

Dangerous NJ LNG Terminal Approved Over Public Opposition (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Dangerous NJ LNG Terminal Approved Over Public Opposition * Murphy administration pushed approval despite clear risks to communities and climate Trenton, NJ -- The Delaware River Basin Commission's unanimous vote to extend the permit for the proposed Gibbstown LNG export terminal represents a reckless giveaway to fossil fuel interests that endangers New Jersey communities and the D more PR

Dawnsens New-Materials Co. Voluntarily Consents to Order Prohibiting the Importation of Flashspun Nonwoven Materials Into the United States (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 9 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Dawnsens New-Materials Co. Voluntarily Consents to Order Prohibiting the Importation of Flashspun Nonwoven Materials into the United States DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced that the International Trade Commission (ITC) approved Dawnsens New-Materials Co. ("Dangs") voluntary agreement to a consent order which excludes Dangs from selling and importing into the United States all accused materials an more PR

Delaware Nurses Association Urges Changes to Medicare Payment Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Delaware Nurses Association (DNA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing proposed changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2026. The association emphasized the importance of recognizing and valuing the role of nurses in patient care to improve healthcare outcomes. In their letter, the DNA highlighted concerns over the current billing sy more ST

Democratic Senators Release Framework for Market Structure Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Democratic Senators Release Framework for Market Structure Legislation Today, Democratic Senators released a framework for market structure legislation. The group of Senators includes Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) more PR

ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Announces Comprehensive Housing Agenda, Charting a New Way Home for Housing Policy (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Announces Comprehensive Housing Agenda, Charting a New Way Home for Housing Policy In case you missed it, on Friday, September 5, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, unveiled her new legislative agenda to combat the housing crisis, titled, "The New Way Home Agenda:  more PR

ICYMI: Senator Coons lays out how President Trump has weakened America abroad and at home in wide-ranging Firing Line interview (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons lays out how President Trump has weakened America abroad and at home in wide-ranging Firing Line interview * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) sat for a broad interview with Margaret Hoover for an episode of PBS' "Firing Line." A 25-minute version of the interview aired on PBS stations on Friday, and a full 50-minute version of the inter more PR

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers Calls for Exemption of Community Health Centers from 340B Rebate Model Pilot (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers (MACHC) has voiced concerns regarding the proposed 340B rebate pilot program (Docket No. HRSA-2025-14998). In a public comment letter submitted to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), MACHC presented a compelling case to exempt Community Health Centers (CHCs) from the program, citing significant financial risks that could jeopardize their operations and services to the medically underserved. MACH more ST

Ohio Wesleyan University: 'Thunder in the Valley' (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * 'Thunder in the Valley' Civil War Expert to Discuss the Shenandoah Valley Campaign on Sept. 29 at Ohio Wesleyan * In August 1864, Union morale about the Civil War was so low that Republican Party leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, believed he would lose the November presidential election. Only dramatic turnaround victories on the battlefields could change that outcome. In his le more PR

Ohio Wesleyan University: International Assistance (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * International Assistance Ohio Wesleyan Alumna Claire Everhart to Discuss 'The Case for Foreign Aid' on Sept. 24 * Claire Everhart, managing director of partnerships for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, will discuss "The Case for Foreign Aid" when she presents Ohio Wesleyan University's 2025 Corinne Lyman Lecture on International Studies. A 2010 OWU graduate, more PR

OpenAI's Nonprofit Should Not Be Allowed to Receive $100B Stake in the For-Profit (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * OpenAI's Nonprofit Should Not Be Allowed to Receive $100B Stake in the For-Profit * In a new letter sent to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, Public Citizen rebukes OpenAI's announcement that OpenAI Nonprofit will be given a $100 billion stake in the for-profit company and calls upon the attorneys general to reject this proposal.  Since at  more PR

Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers Warns CMS Proposed Rule Will Harm Home Medical Equipment Providers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing significant concerns about proposed changes to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) for the year 2026. The letter emphasizes the adverse impact these changes could have on home medical equipment providers across the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware. PAMS highli more ST

SCHUMER DEMANDS FEMA RESTORE FEDERAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY, REVERSE CANCELATION, AND CONTINUE SIDNEY CULVERT PROJECT TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER DEMANDS FEMA RESTORE FEDERAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY, REVERSE CANCELATION, AND CONTINUE SIDNEY CULVERT PROJECT TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER * Sidney Culvert Project Is A Key Piece Of The Plan To Strengthen Infrastructure & Flood Mitigations In Village Of Sidney, Which Has History Of Devastating Flooding Due To The Lower Ri more PR

Senator Blunt Rochester Holds Spotlight Forum on Impact of HHS Vaccine Policies on Students and Families During Back-to-School Season (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Holds Spotlight Forum on Impact of HHS Vaccine Policies on Students and Families during Back-to-School Season U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, today held a spotlight forum on the impact of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s recent, unprecedented, and  more PR

Senator Coons calls for passage of transparency and accountability laws after hearing testimony from Meta whistleblowers on child safety in Judiciary Committee hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons calls for passage of transparency and accountability laws after hearing testimony from Meta whistleblowers on child safety in Judiciary Committee hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned two Meta whistleblowers during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing today, where he thanked both witnesses for calling attention to the failure of Meta and other big more PR

Senator Coons celebrates the restoration of AmeriCorps funding following lawsuit against Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons celebrates the restoration of AmeriCorps funding following lawsuit against Trump * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chair of the bipartisan Senate National Service Caucus, celebrated the release of more than $184 million in withheld funding for AmeriCorps service programs across the country, including more than $750,000 for programs in Delaware. The White Hou more PR

Senators Blunt Rochester, Curtis Launch Consumer Safety Technology Act to Strengthen AI and Blockchain Safeguards (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Curtis Launch Consumer Safety Technology Act to Strengthen AI and Blockchain Safeguards U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, yesterday introduced the Consumer Safety Technology Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize consumer protection tools a more PR

Senators Blunt Rochester, Husted Introduce Bill to Integrate AI in Classrooms, Prepare American Students (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Husted Introduce Bill to Integrate AI in Classrooms, Prepare American Students U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) yesterday introduced the Recommending Artificial Intelligence Standards in Education (RAISE) Act. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committe more PR

Tagrisso Plus Chemotherapy Demonstrated a Median Overall Survival of Nearly Four Years, the Longest Benefit Ever Reported in a Global Phase III Trial in EGFR-Mutated Advanced Lung Cancer (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 9 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * TAGRISSO (osimertinib) plus chemotherapy demonstrated a median overall survival of nearly four years, the longest benefit ever reported in a global Phase III trial in EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer FLAURA2 final overall survival analysis reinforces thefavorable benefit-risk profile of this combination Results underscore TAGRISSO as 1st-line standard of care and backbone ther more PR

Timely Administration of Pain Relief May Reduce Chances of Hospitalization for Children in Sickle Cell Crisis, Nemours Children's Health Study Shows (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Timely Administration of Pain Relief May Reduce Chances of Hospitalization for Children in Sickle Cell Crisis, Nemours Children's Health Study Shows WILMINGTON, Delaware -- Patients with sickle cell disease often experience episodes of body pain so severe that they seek treatment at the emergency department (ED). A new study led by researchers at Nemours Children's Health shows that pediatri more PR

Wilmington Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Failure to Pay Employment Taxes on Behalf of Cash-paid Employees (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware posted the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Wilmington Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Failure to Pay Employment Taxes on Behalf of Cash-paid Employees Domenico Mazzella, the owner and operator of a Wilmington restaurant, Mazzella's Italian Restaurant, pleaded guilty in federal court to a multi-year scheme to evade taxes, announced Julianne E. Murray, U.S. Attorney fo more PR