WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following speech on April 16, 2025, by President and CEO Beth M. Hammack at the Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum: * * * Fed 101: Approaching Monetary Policy with Heart, Brains, and Courage Good afternoon and thank you everyone for being here today. I am honored to join you at the Columbus Metropolitan Club. I applaud the 13 Central Ohio women who founded this club with the goal of creating a space in which people fr  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands AG Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation Firing Makes Clear Admin Expects DOJ Employees to Lie to Judges, a Violation of State Law Governing Courtroom Candor Goldman Argues Lawyers Should Not be Forced to Choose Between Their Jobs and Following the Law Members Urge Bondi to Facilitate the Return  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND ULSTER COUNTY SHERIFF JUAN FIGUEROA SLAM HOUSE REPUBLICANS FOR CUTTING NEARLY $6 MILLION FOR HUDSON VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUSH FOR PASSAGE OF RYAN'S "INVEST TO PROTECT ACT" TO SUPPORT HUDSON VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENTS Congressman Pat Ryan and Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa Slam House Republicans for Cutting Nearly $6 Million for Hudson Valley Law Enforcement, Push for Pas  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS, OPTUM CONSOLIDATION Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Hudson Valley Community Speak Out Against Devastating Medicaid Cuts, Optum Consolidation This month, 59% of Americans (link is external) said they worry "a great deal" about health care costs; Trump's Budget proposal mathematically requires catastrophic cuts t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Works with Presidential Cabinet to Halt Empire Wind Project Over Faulty Permits Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that following his direct engagement with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Justice, the Empire Wind project off the coasts of New Jersey and New York will be ordered to halt construction.   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces Legislation to Counteract the Anti-Semitic BDS Movement Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today, alongside Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), reintroduced the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act to ban the federal government from entering into contracts with entities that support the radical, anti-Semitic BDS movement t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New Y  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * FCC Suspends Seven Convicted of Fraud from E-Rate Program Seven Individuals Involved in Rockland County, New York Private School E-Rate Fraud Scheme Are Suspended and Debarred from USF Programs Going Forward WASHINGTON, April 16, 2025--The Federal Communications Commission today suspended seven individuals who have been convicted of fraud related to their participation in   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from Mark W. Rigler, principal consulting scientist of ASPEX LLC, Reston, Virginia: * * * Comments regarding: Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products. A Proposed Rule by the Food and Drug Administration on 12/27/2024 * * * Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the r  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on February 18, March 10, and March 19, 2025 DISCOUNT AND ADVANCE RATES -- Requests by twelve Reserve Banks to maintain the existing primary credit rate; requests to renew secondary and seasonal credit formulas. Existing rate and formulas approved. February 18, 2025. Today, Board members discussed economic and financial developments and issues  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced the schedule for processing the relicensing application filed by Rivers Electric, LLC for the Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project located on Catskill Creek in Greene County, New York. Rivers Electric has filed for a subsequent minor license for the project, which is currently licensed under Project No. 9985-039. The application, filed on March 31, 2025, seeks approval to continue operating the project in   more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $12 Million is Now Available to Support Innovative Electric Grid Technologies Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $12 million is now available to support innovative technologies in New York that help to improve the efficiency of delivering clean energy to the state's electric grid. Today's announcement will accelerate the development of new and emerging electric gr  more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul, New York City Business Leaders and District Attorneys Push for Stronger Discovery Laws to Combat Organized Retail Theft Governor Kathy Hochul today stood with business leaders and District Attorneys to call for essential changes to New York's discovery laws that would amend reforms passed in 2019 and serve as another tool to combat retail theft. The Governor's latest push bui  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced its intent to award up to $100 million in supplemental funding to the Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc., doing business as Vibrant Emotional Health, to support and sustain the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline. This funding is an extension of the Cooperative Agreement originally awarded in fi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 200 alien offenders during enhanced immigration enforcement operation in New York NEW YORK -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement partners apprehended 206 illegal aliens during an enhanced targeted immigration enforcement operation focusing on egregious criminal alien offenders in  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota to House GOP Leadership: Be Responsible and Compassionate When Reforming Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), joined fellow House Republicans in sending a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, reaffirming their strong support for Medicaid, urging Republican leadership  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ATTACKS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING" New York, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox 5's Good Day New York where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican attacks on Social Security as we know it. ROSANNA SCOTTO: With more on that and the latest   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Private Investigator Sentenced to Prison for Interstate Stalking and Harassment of Chinese Nationals on Behalf of the People's Republic of China Michael McMahon, a Retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) Sergeant, and Two Co-Conspirators Were First Defendants Convicted After a U.S. Trial in Connection with Repatriation Program 'Operation Fox Hunt' Today, in federal court i  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren's Statement on Degraded Services at Weather Forecasting Offices as a Result of Trump Firings (Washington, DC) - Today, the New York Times reported that the National Weather Service (NWS) is planning for "degraded operations" due to cuts to the workforce made by the Trump administration. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez Leads House Democrats in Urging Trump Admin to Protect Small Businesses from Tariff Chaos Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, led 68 House Democrats in calling on the Trump administration to protect small businesses from the fallout  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:25-cv-01920; D.N.J. filed Mar. 17, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. David Yow Shang Chiueh and Upright Financial Corp., No. 2:25-cv-01920 (D.N.J. filed Mar. 17, 2025) Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on April 11, 2025, it filed an amended complaint against David Yow Shang Chiueh of East Hanover, New Jersey and his investment advisory firm,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul "Every single day, I'm working to make energy more affordable, reliable and abundant in New York and the federal government should be supporting those efforts rather than undermining them. Empire Wind 1 is already employing hundreds of New Yorkers, including 1,000 good-paying union jobs as part of a growing sector that has already spurred significant econo  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has received a verified notice of exemption from CSX Transportation, Inc. to discontinue rail service over a 7.51-mile stretch of its Northern Running Track in the Albany Division's River Subdivision. The affected line runs from milepost QRN 15.09 in Bergen County, New Jersey, to milepost QRN 22.6 in Rockland County, New York, crossing multiple ZIP Codes including 07670, 07626, 07627, 07624, 07648, 07647, and 10983. CSX Transpor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Responds to ICE Arrest of Individual in Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to a video showing unidentified federal agents pulling a man off the street and into an unmarked car this morning on Broadway in Saratoga Springs: "I have seen the video of the ICE arrest in Saratoga Springs today. Our community nee  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams appears live on CNN's "Inside Politics with Dana Bash" with former Mayor de Blasio. Dana Bash: A big announcement this morning for New York City children and their parents. Mayor Eric Adams is declaring now permanent funding for the city's groundbreaking early education for children programming. It includes universal preschool for three-year-olds, or what's known as 3K. Some may remem  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams appears on MSNBC's "Jose Diaz-Balart Reports" April 16, 2025 Jose Diaz-Balart: 36 past the hour as the Dominican Republic continues to mourn the victims of last week's deadly nightclub roof collapse. The first lawsuit has been filed against the club's owners. The suit was filed by the family of one of the 231 people who died in the collapse. Other families have indicated they're als  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways & Means Seeks Public Input on Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations: Potential Violations of Medicare Reimbursement Rules, Misallocation of Resources, and Abuses of U.S. Tax Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Ways and Means Committee has issued a public call for information as part of a Committee examination into whether Organ Procurement Organizatio  more